On Friday evening, a special mission to be accomplished as the Talbot County Public Schools Education Foundation comes together for the eighth time to honor its most distinguished alumni to help raise funds for the needs of local students and teachers.
It has been announced that the 2024 “Mission Possible – Celebrating TCPS Alumni and Supporting Teachers” will be held on Friday, November 15, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center. Mrs. Eleanor “Tot” O’Mara, Easton High Class of 1967 and James Redman, retired TCPS Educator will serve as Mistress and Master of Ceremonies. The purpose of the event is to recognize TCPS Distinguished Alumni, celebrate Talbot County Public Education, and raise funds, awareness, and support for the Education Foundation.
The Spy talked to one of those honorees, Easton High School alum and current Talbot County Council Member Keasha Haythe, and TCPS’s director of communications, Debbie Gardner, give provide some background to this important fundraiser and the need to close the gap every year between public funding and the actual needs of both students and teachers.
The following individuals will be honored as TCPS Distinguished Alumni for 2024:
Easton High School – Keasha N. Haythe, CEcD, ’91
Robert Russa Moton High School – JoAnn D. Asparagus Murray, Esq. ’65
St. Michaels High School – Ludwig J. Eglseder III, M.D. ’75
The event will include a cocktail reception catered by Garden and Garnish, and a student performance. Information will be presented about teacher grant proposals, so that guests see first-hand examples of the initiatives that the foundation raises funds to support. Tickets to attend the event are $100 per person, and may be purchased on-line by visiting the Education Foundation website, https://www.tcpsef.org/ or by contacting Debbie Gardner at (410)822-0330, ext. 102 or by email at [email protected].
There are also a variety of sponsorship opportunities available.
The Talbot County Public Schools Education Foundation was established in 2016 in partnership with the Mid-Shore Community Foundation. To date the foundation has awarded more than $300,000 in grants to TCPS teachers. To learn more about supporting the TCPS Education Foundation, visit https://www.tcpsef.org/.
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