2024 MOON AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION MOONLIT 5K & SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
2024 MAEF Moonlit 5K
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Moon Area Education Foundation
Enhancing Educational Programs, Activities, and Projects For The Moon Area School District and Moon Township Community
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In Partnership With Four Twelve Project
JOIN THE PROJECT AND BUILD THE FOUNDATION.
Moon Area Education Foundation and Four Twelve Project are partnering to continue enhancing education programs, activities, and projects for MASD and our community.
When you dine in or carry out, $1.00 of EVERY Kid's Meal will be donated to MAEF with all the proceeds directed towards Innovative Teacher Classroom Grants.
News
News
OVER THE MOON MIXER EVENT WAS A SUCCESS!
On Sunday, January 15th the Moon Area Education Foundation along with Four Twelve Project hosted our 2nd Over The Moon Mixer event. An exclusive, local tasting event featuring small bites, libations, and desserts from local businesses. Check out the new blog post below and thank you to everyone who participated, our sponsor Four Twelve Project, all of the local businesses who donated, and to the MASD Music and Theater departments!
History
HISTORY
With an eye on the future and a vision for enhancing Moon Area’s educational excellence, the seeds were planted to establish a nonprofit educational foundation to benefit the district and community. In April 2018, the Moon Area Education Foundation (MAEF) was incorporated. Thanks to a generous donation from Image360, our student designed logo was adopted.
The mission of the Foundation is to be a catalyst for positive change and to enhance, develop, promote, and finance innovative educational programs, activities, and projects for the Moon Area School District and community. This is accomplished by creating partnerships between MAEF, Moon Area School District, the community, alumni, businesses, and charitable benefactors.
In May 2018 501(c)(3) status was granted by the IRS. In addition, the Foundation began to partner with approved organizations under the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC) to create qualified educational programs. To date, four programs were approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
For more information about the ETIC program or to apply for the EITC donor program, please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development website.
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Jennifer Daugherty, President: MAHS alumna, hospitality management, consultant, alumnae parent
Dr. Noah Eger, Vice President: MAHS alumnus, 3rd generation local business owner, current district parent
Basel Masry, Treasurer: CPA Vice President at a local leading financial institution, current district & alumni parent
Michele Estright, Secretary: Teacher in the New Brighton Area School District, current district & alumni parent
Christianne Gribben: Customer Experience Consultant for Highmark, alumni parent
Andy Keppel: MAHS alumnus, 3rd generation local business owner, alumni parent
Al Quaye: MAHS alumnus, Army Corps of Engineers, software development, marketing, management, technology sector startups, current district parent
Michelle Zinsser, EITC Trustee: Strategy, Operations and Program Management Consultant; formerly with H.J. Heinz, Procter & Gamble and Valspar Corporation; alumnae parent
Kevin Romasco: Local business owner, winemaker, Principal, current district parent
Michael Santicola: MAHS alumnus, Attorney, local business owner, current district parent, Legal Counsel for Foundation
MAEF PARTNERS
Josh Merow: MAHS alum, MAEF website manager, event graphics, site communications, owner Josh Merow Design
Chloe Kemp: MAHS alum, MAEF social media 2023, current Slippery Rock University Communications & Public Relations student, promotions director WSRU-FM, SRU Marching Pride band member, campus lifeguard, manager Chanticleer Swim Club
Olivia Estright: MAHS alum, MAEF social media 2021-2023, current Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Penn State University student, managing editor The Daily Collegian, news intern The Centre County Gazette, student investigative reporter abroad International Journalism-Penn State University
Events
MORE Events TBA
Innitiatives
Promote,. Innovate. Partner. Enhance.
The Moon Area Education Foundation (MAEF), a 501(c)(3) public charity, was founded in April 2018 as a catalyst for pathways to promote, pioneer, partner and enhance innovative educational programs, activities and projects that benefit the students of Moon Area School District (MASD) and the communities it serves. MAEF has 4 programs approved to receive Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit funds(EITC*). In addition, we seek to create partnerships between the Foundation, MASD, the community, alumni, businesses and charitable benefactors to further this mission. The MAEF Board of Trustees is comprised of 12 professionals who reside in our community with the ability and dedication to achieve this commitment.
Click the images below to learn more about each of our Initiatives:
Grants in Action - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020
Film Technique Grant Videos
The Five Points Video:
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