MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) raised nearly $20,000 from its final fundraising event of the 2014-15 school year, the third annual Casino Night.
MTFEE is a nonprofit organization devoted to funding grants for items that nurture extraordinary educational experiences for every student in the Millstone Township K-8 School District and are beyond the scope of the general school budget, according to the organization.
The foundation recently awarded three grants totaling $13,591 to Millstone Township schools. Due to the success of the most recent event and other fundraising efforts, the foundation is able to offer a second grant cycle. Those grants will be awarded before the end of the 2014-15 school year, according to the MTFEE.
Casino Night was held at the Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, on Feb. 21. In addition to the games, the evening included tricky tray and silent auctions that included more than 100 items. Top items were go-karts, luxury purses, Broadway show tickets and gift certificate, airline gift cards, lift tickets for ski lodges and golf and spa packages, to name a few.
The event sponsor was Saker ShopRites. Other sponsors included:
American Stair & Rail Artisans (Lakewood)
Camoosa Family (Millstone Township)
Castle Consulting, Neil Schloss, CPA (Hightstown)
Cobra Power Systems (Spotswood)
Concorde Worldwide (Freehold)
DelGuercio Family (Millstone Township)
DeRose Family (Millstone Township)
Family Foot & Ankle Center of Central Jersey, Holli Alster, DPM (Manalapan)
Feder Family (Millstone Township)
Griggs Family (Millstone Township)
Christine Hanarty, Nerium International (Millstone Township)
It’s A Party! – Pony Rides, Inflatable Rentals and Temporary Tattoos (Millstone Township)
Jansen Family (Millstone Township)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kuhns (Lawrenceville)
Morris Family (Millstone Township)
Nazzaro Family (Millstone Township)
Old Bridge Dental, Dr. Robert Griggs DMD (Old Bridge)
Pratt Family (Millstone Township)
Pyhel Family (Millstone Township)
Joseph R. Raccuglia, MD (Freehold)
Saker Family (Millstone Township)
Sikkema Family (Millstone Township)
Stillwell Family (Millstone Township)
Solitario & Tierney CPA (Spotswood)
South Brunswick Animal Hospital, Dr. Doug Cotler, DVM (South Brunswick)
Vesuvio’s Family Restaurant (Millstone Township).
The MTFEE 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 $500,260 in grants to Millstone Township schools since 2002, according to the organization.