Friends of the Foundation commit to a donation of at least $500 per year for 3 years to the Oak Park Education Foundation. They believe in supporting exciting programming in our public schools, and their good names help us attract other donors in the community and beyond.

We recognize our Friends publicly:

  • on our letterhead, website and Facebook page
  • with an invitation to our annual year-end dinner party for teachers, experts and Friends at the Cheney Mansion
  • in our Staszak dinner program
  • in our annual post-Staszak thank-you ad in the Wednesday Journal
Please consider joining our Friends of the Foundation:

Deb & Tom Abrahamson
Bess & Candelario Celio
Matt & Carrie Cotter
Bruce & Gloria Cox
Mark & Dawn Deaton
Angie Dodd & Richard Mertz
Carol & John Dudzik
Jack & Stephanie Flynn
Molly & Matt Galo
Louise & Jim Gates
Eric & Angie Gershenson
Judy & Bill Greffin
Alec Harris & Carollina Song
Phil & Mary Beth Hausken
Elizabeth & Andrew Hibel
Krista & Gary Kaplan
Elizabeth & Alex Lippitt
Nancy Lynn & Andy Teitelman
Lynn & James J. McClure, Jr.
Bart Miller & Margaret Jeschke
Sarah Staszak Miller & Steve Miller
Donna Myers & Aaron Lebovitz
Martin & Mary Lou Noll
Thomas & Gwen O'Loughlin
Jane & Hank Pearsall
Jeffrey & Joan Petertil
Jeffrey & Magda Piper
Doug Severson & Mim Geraghty
Bob Spatz & Lisa Ginet
Stephanie Springs & Gary Cole
Patricia Staszak
Ted & Jennifer Staszak
John & Linda Tibensky
Peter & Cindy Traczyk
Sally Wallace

photo by Paul Goyette "My long-term relationship with the same teacher creates an immediate rewarding connection that benefits the classroom experience. This was my fifth year and I still really enjoy the opportunity to show how much fun science and math can be!"
   —Science Alliance scientist

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