Alameda School Receives Grant At Brandon Crawford, Wells Fargo Event

Alameda Science and Technology Institute in Alameda last week was the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the KNBR Step Up to the Plate for Education.

San Francisco Giant Brandon Crawford and Jim Foley, president of Wells Fargo’s Pacific North region, presented $100,000 in grant checks to 29 winning schools in the Bay Area, including Alameda Science and Tech, to support their sports, musical, art and education programs.

The Alameda school grant will be used to expand the current garden space to create a wholesome urban farm and provide a real world lab space.

World champion baseball player Crawford spoke to the grant winners about the importance of working hard in both sports and academics: “As a Bay Area native, I am fortunate to play professional baseball here,” Crawford said. “As a kid, my mother and father always emphasized the importance of an education—above and beyond participating in sports. It is an honor to be part of a program that gives Bay Area kids the opportunity to expand their academic and athletic horizons.”

This is one of many programs Wells Fargo funds as part of its community commitment to education.

The area grant winners of the 2015 Wells Fargo Step Up to the Plate for Education program are:

• - Alameda Science and Technology Institute in Alameda
• - Alice Fong Yu Alternative in San Francisco
• - Bahia Vista Elementary School in San Rafael
• - Belle Air Elementary in San Bruno
• - Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley
• - David Weir Preparatory Academy in Fairfield
• - East Bay Innovation Academy in Oakland
• - Fiesta Gardens International School in San Mateo
• - Glorietta Elementary School in Orinda
• - Irene M. Snow Elementary School in Napa
• - James Lick Middle School in San Francisco
• - Jean Parker Elementary School in San Francisco
• - Jefferson Elementary in San Francisco
• - KIPP Bayview in San Francisco
• - Learning Links Preschool in Burlingame
• - Malcolm X Elementary in Berkeley
• - Meadow in Petaluma
• - Mira Vista Elementary School in Richmond
• - Roosevelt Elementary in Burlingame
• - Santa Teresa High School in San Jose
• - Skyline High School in Oakland
• - St. Anne’s in San Francisco
• - St. Timothy in San Mateo
• - Stewart Elementary in Pinole
• - SunRidge Elementary in Sebastopol
• - Thurgood Marshall High School in San Francisco
• - Vintage Hills Elementary in Pleasanton
• - Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco