The Education Foundation of Little Silver's (EFLS) annual fundraiser, Little Silver’s Got Talent, will be held this Friday, March 21 at the Shadowbrook. On Friday, talented Little Silver residents will sing, dance, and share their talents -- all competing for first place in the 'talent show of the year' to support technology in the classroom. Curious about who these talented locals are? Now, the EFLS reveals the faces behind these exciting acts! Interviews with all of the acts scheduled to perform at the Talent Show are now featured on the EFLS website. Please use the following link to access interviews with the acts.http://efls.org/annual-fundraiser/annual-fundraiservideos/
Vote now! The community can pay to vote for the acts to help determine the winner of the Talent Show by going to the bidpal site:https://givingcenter10-1.bidpal.net/Portal/bpe169926/catalog/items.html?itemType=5
It will be a fun night out for the Two River community featuring a live/silent auction, dinner, adult beverages, and live entertainment. For those who cannot attend the event on Friday but still want to make a contribution, the Little Silver community can participate in the auction. The Teacher Experiences and the Children's Art are great ways for families to involve their children in supporting the EFLS.
The mission of the EFLS is to fund technology in Little Silver classrooms -- for both Markham Place (middle school) and Point Road (elementary school). While the school system focuses on funding foundational technology like our servers and network, the EFLS funds transformational equipment and software like SMART boards, SimCEO, special needs educational programs, and many other important items. In fact, the EFLS currently funds 80% of the technology supported within Little Silver’s classrooms – from PreK to 8th grade. Since 1995, nearly $600,000 has been donated to help fund technology and other educational programs for both Little Silver schools. 80% of the technology supported within the classrooms is funded by the EFLS.
The technology in our schools is not consistent from classroom to classroom, or grade to grade. Funding is necessary to establish greater parity and replace aging equipment. From SMART boards to special project and educational software to digital equipment of varying types, there are many needs for technology investment both big and small in our schools. In conjunction with the Little Silver Board of Education, a three year investment roadmap for the EFLS has been outlined that includes adding SMART board technology in to all grades/all classrooms – a standard in many school districts of today – as well as systematic upgrades for dated equipment.
For more information about the Education Foundation of Little Silver, and to PURCHASE TICKETS to Little Silver's Got Talent visit www.EFLS.org.
