The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence raised more than $3,100 from its fifth annual Family Movie Day held recently at the Millstone Performing Arts Center.
Proceeds will help provide funding for innovative classroom programs, educational opportunities for students, staff development, and state-of-the-art teaching materials that are beyond the scope of the general school budget to enrich education of the Millstone Township K-8 School District’s pupils, according to a press release.
The Nov. 15 event opened with 90 minutes of children’s activities including minute-to-win-it games with prizes, face painting, crafts and temporary tattoos. The activities were followed by a screening of “Inside Out” — a movie that won a student vote.
The following served as sponsors:
Event Sponsor – Saker ShopRites Inc.
Concession Sponsors – the Baldino family; Cobra Power Systems Inc.; the Dorfman family; Neil Slattery Plumbing, Heating and Cooling; and the Stillwell family
Movie Sponsors – Ace Home Improvements; Admiral Water; Carpets to Go; the DeRose family; Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins (Howell); LearningRx Marlboro; Precision Tech Home Services; and South Brunswick Animal Hospital, Dr. Douglas Cotler DVM
General Sponsors – Caravaglio Self- Defense and Fitness Training; the Cotler family; the Kuhns family; the Griggs family; the Pratt family; the Pyhel family; Joseph R. Raccuglia, MD Family Medicine; and the Sikkema family
Vesuvio’s Pizzeria and Family Restau- rant donated 10 percent of each dine-in check that week and then matched that amount, for a total donation of $300. The Cotler family and the Schloss family donated the craft items for the pre-event activities.
The foundation collected non-perishable food items and ShopRite gift cards that day for Millstone Township families in need, according to the press release.
The foundation operates independently from the school district and replenishes its grant fund exclusively through private donations and its fundraising efforts. The foundation has awarded more than $515,500 in grants to Millstone Township schools since 2002, according to the press release.