Bids For Kids 2024 Recap
An Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Fundraiser
Our 2024 Bids For Kids event raised more than $70,000!
Funds from this amazing event benefit EPSF’s Math & Reading Intervention and Classroom Grants programs.
Thank you to our Bids For Kids bidders, event attendees, donors, and sponsors! We couldn’t have hosted a successful event without your continued support! It is always amazing to see how the Elkhorn community comes together to support our EPS students and staff.
At the event, there were more than 150 in attendance who sipped on wine and beer from two Elkhorn businesses: Jukes Ale Works and Main Street Cellar. This was the first year of adding a beer and wine tasting element to the event, and it was excellent! Attendees could taste six hand-selected wine options and five craft beers. In addition to the beer and wine tasting, attendees enjoyed appetizers from A Catered Affair, chatted with people at the event, browsed the super silent display, bid on auction items on their phones, and supported an amazing cause.
Bids For Kids supports two key Foundation programs: Math & Reading Intervention and Classroom Grants. During the 2023-2024 school year, more than 400 elementary students received additional instruction through the before-and-after school clubs!
Julie Lentz, an elementary reading specialist, teaches an after-school math club for 2nd graders at Spring Ridge Elementary. “This extra time helps build confidence, while getting extra practice or even a preview of lessons coming up,” Julie said. “These students are able to work at their own pace, ask more questions, and for teachers to be able to give more feedback.”
Bids For Kids also helps fund the Foundation’s Classroom Grant program, which benefits students at every grade level. The goal of this program is to deepen the learning experiences offered to students and take some of the financial burden from teachers spending their own money on classroom materials.
Jennifer Hadley, an English teacher at Elkhorn High School, applied and was awarded a grant to purchase books for her AP Literature class. “I can’t thank you enough for the generosity,” Jennifer said. “I spend a lot of my own money on books, so it was nice to be able to share some with students that I didn’t need to purchase on my own.” These success stories would not be possible without your generosity!
Again, thank you so much for supporting your Elkhorn Public Schools students, staff, and the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation!
Bids For Kids Pictures
Thank you to our Bids For Kids sponsors!
