The Green Schools Foundation
conducts several annual fundraisers to fund academic classroom grants
and student scholarships. These social events allow friends and
neighbors to meet in a festive environment while supporting academic
excellence in the schools.
Plan to join us at this year's
Silent Auction & Reverse Raffle which is being held on
Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Raintree Country Club.
Invitations are in the mail. For more information or to print an invitation click here.
Last year's event is detailed in the
article below . . .
2011 Reverse Raffle Puts the
Fun in
Fundraising
Event Nets $13,500
for
Scholarships and
Classroom Grants
The thitreenth annual Silent Auction and Reverse Raffle brought together nearly 150 Green Schools Foundation supporters for an evening of fun and friendly bidding.
The event raised more than $13,500, which will be used to help fund student scholarships and classroom grants. Guests bid on a variety of items that were donated by friends of the community. The evening also featured a 50-50 raffle and sideboards. Thanks to all who attended. See you next year!
DALE DAVIDSON & JULIE McMAHAN HONORED
AT ANNUAL REVERSE RAFFLE
The Green Schools Foundation honored two members of the community at the annual reverse raffle. Julie McMahan received the Outstanding Community Member award and Dale Davidson received the Outstanding Educator award. The awards, which are presented annually, are given to individuals in Green who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, community involvement and commitment to high educational standards.
Dale Davidson is being honored as the Outstanding Educator for 2011. When Dale arrived in Green in 1994 as the head band director for Green High School, there were approximately 45 members in the high school band and 260 students in the entire 6-12 music program. Over 25 years later, under Mr. Davidson’s leadership, the instrumental program has grown to over 500 band members in grades 5-12. At the high school alone, 150 band members perform in three different concert bands, two jazz bands, a pit orchestra, a marching band, and a pep band. According to one of his colleagues, not only did Mr. Davidson build the music program, but “he gave the community as well as band students a source of pride.”
Dale earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Kent State University and his Master’s Degree from the University of Akron. Prior to coming to Green, Mr. Davidson taught at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (1977-81) and Springfield HS (1981-94). He has been married to his wife, Karen, for 27 years and has two children, Chad (25) and Amanda (22).
Mr. Davidson will be retiring at the end of this year after many rewarding years as a teacher. As one parent reflected, “Very few of his students will go on to be musicians, but all of them will remember what an influence he had on their young lives.”
Julie McMahan, honored as the Outstanding Community Member for 2011, gives tirelessly of herself for many worthy causes. As one of the tri-chairs for the Green Schools Outreach Network (GSON), she envisions Green as being the number one place in the country to live and raise a child. She is very passionate about education stating “No one can ever take away your education.”
Julie works for the Salvation Army in Cleveland as a donor relations director with higher end donors throughout Northeast Ohio. She has two children, Rachel Blackledge and Claire Blackledge, both GHS graduates, and two stepchildren, Katie and Nick. She lives with her husband, Dana, and their two dogs, Hannah and Austin.
Julie is originally from upstate New York and obtained a Business and English degree from Mount Union. She received a masters degree in Organizational Communications from The Ohio State University and is a huge fan of all The Ohio State University sports teams.
Most recently, Julie was chair of the BBQ chicken dinner for the Veterans Memorial Park and also volunteered on Kasich’s campaign. In her spare time, Julie likes to snow ski, travel, and ride her BMW motorcycle, and recently rode to Oregon and back, a grand total of 6,507 miles.
