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october 2024 - Hygiene closet donation drive

Every fall, the Hyde Park Education Foundation sponsors a drive for donations to the HPCSD’s Hygiene Closets, which helps students at every school who need basic health supplies. This year, the HPEF has received requests for these items: 

shampoo conditioner body wash girls' underwear (5/6, 7/8, 9/10, adult S,M,L,XL)

boys' underwear (5/6, 7/8, 9/10, adult S,M,L,XL) African-American hair products

winter hats and gloves (ages 11-14) deodorant hair combs and brushes

stain sticks (for clothing) Chapsticks light day sanitary products mini-toothpastes hair ties

There is an Amazon Wish List here on the HPEF website:  https://www.hydeparkeducationfoundation.org/amazon-wish-list

You can use this link take you directly to the list, or you can shop locally and drop off your donation in the box at the STAATSBURG LIBRARY, during regular library hours.  Other donation box locations will be announced ASAP. As always, the Hyde Park Education Foundation thanks you for your generous donations, and your support of our mission to “...encourage and enhance the educational opportunities and well-being of the students of the Hyde Park Central School District.”

2024 5th “annual” Field of Honor!

Saturday May 25 through Monday May 27

at the Home of FDR National Historic Site on Route 9 in Hyde Park

OPENING CEREMONY Saturday MAY 25 (RAIN DATE MAY 26) 10:00 am

We will be announcing our 2024 Honorees, the recipients of the 2024-25 Teacher Grants, and the winner of the 2024 Senior Scholarship!

Come see the display of 200+ full-sized American flags! If you own a business, you can support the HPEF with a Business Sponsorship, which start at $100. If you want to honor a Hometown Hero, a relative or friend, a member of the Armed Services, a First Responder, you can purchase a Dedication Card for $20, or a flag for $45. Go to our HOME PAGE and scroll over "HOW TO DONATE" . All the profits we make go towards Teacher Grants (over $15,000 so far) and Senior Scholarships ($3,500 in 3 years).

Some photos of the 2023 Field of Honor!

AMAZON WISH LIST - Hygiene donations

Thank you to those who made donations.

Look for the hygiene closet drive next fall.

HPEF T-SHIRTS

Our HPEF T-SHIRTS are HERE! They have the HPEF logo on the front, and the “Once a President, Always a President” design on the back (created by Sara Bussert, former HPCSD art teacher). They were silk-screened by hand at the Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory, at the studio of HRH Made, which is part of Hudson River Housing, a local non-profit organization which helps people who are recovering from homelessness. Every dollar earned goes towards the teacher grants and senior scholarships awarded to students and teachers in the HPCSD.

YOU CAN BUY THEM HERE, ON THE WEBSITE, NOW! GO TO “HOW TO DONATE” on the Main Page!

Eleanor’s bookcase!

A three-book event, at three historic Hyde Park venues. These were VERY successful, and raised nearly $900, which is almost the whole 2024 Senior Scholarship. THANK YOU to the National Park Service, and to all who participated! Be on the lookout for another Book Club in the Fall!

Pictures from the first “Eleanor’s Bookcase” event: the Eleanor Roosevelt Book Club, sponsored by the HPEF, had a very successful opening session. It was held at the Theater at Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill Cottage, and facilitated by Dr. Greer Rychcik, Vice-President of the Hyde Park Education Foundation. We were warmly welcomed by the National Park Service, as we were allowed to use the space after regular park hours. The attendees were people from all around the area: retired teachers, current teachers and their family members, HPEF Board members, FDRHS graduates and their friends!