The Salem Education Foundation is celebrating our 20th anniversary of
providing more than $500,000 in grants to Salem Public Schools 
Please join us for an extraordinary weekend of fun for a great cause!

Festivities begin with the Casino Night Gala & Auction, which will be held on Friday, May 9th at the Hawthorne Hotel at 7:30pm.


This years "Hat-and Casino-Themed" Event Features:

  

* Hat Contest  * Casino Games * Wall Of Wine! * Reverse Raffle

 

* Photo Booth  *Food & Live Music   *Fund-A-Need   *Live And Silent Auction

 
RSVP  TODAY!
 

Thank you for your support of the Salem Education Foundation and for public education in Salem!   

 

Special thanks to our hosts: Goldberg Properties and The Hawthorne Hotel 

 

The online auction is OPEN now through Sunday, May 11th! Check it out here:



The celebration continues on Saturday, May 10th from 10am-3pm during Education Day, a community-wide day full of free educational activities and performances in Old Town Hall & Derby Square.

See the FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND DESCRIPTIONS HERE

Here are some of the great things happening on Education Day - ALL FOR FREE!  

Performances  - at OLD TOWN HALL between 10am - 3pm
  • The Salem High School Jazz Band
  • Destination Imagination team Challenges 
  • School-age Latin and African dancers from Greg Coles and his Salsa for the Schools program
  • a theater group and other local talents

  

Workshops and Fun Activities -OLD TOWN HALL between 10am - 3pm 

  • The Community Development Coalition will host a bilingual scavenger hunt in Old Town Hall and visitors can take part in a session titled "Journey through the Immigrant Experience"       
  • TD Bank will offer finance classes for teens and adults
  • John Andrews of Social Palates and "we_are_Salem" will offer a photography class
  • The House of The Seven Gables will offer bilingual "Dominican Tales"
  • Salem Historical Tours will speak about the city's rich history
  • The North Shore Career Center will offer workshops on how to build a resume and find a job
  • Henry Miller's Architecture Lab at Boston Architectural College will offer two hour long workshops on how to build a speaker for your handheld device. Space is limited for this workshop. Please register by emailing Henry.Miller@the-bac.edu
  • Additionally, children will have the opportunity to look at gemstones, learn about beekeeping, brush up on their Harry Potter facts, learn about the importance of recycling, healthy food and gardening and engage in arts activities!  

  

Free Community Read Book  - Old Town Hall - between 10am - 3pm 

The Community Advisory Board will give away copies of "The Good Thief," written by Hannah Tinti, a Salem native. This is the book selected for the city of Salem's first Community Read.  

  

  

GET FIT ON SALEM COMMON!  

Activities at the Salem Common will include:  

  • The Hogwarts Hustle Kids' Fun Run at 10:30 a.m. This is a half-mile fun run for kids age 12 and under. There will also be a dash for kids 4 and under. Kids are encouraged to dress as their favorite Harry Potter characters. Finisher ribbons will be awarded to the first 100 runners
  • 12 noon Basketball Tournament! Email Andre at adaley@bgcgs.org     
  • Adults and children alike can have a Zumba experience with the energetic Gina Grinarml
  • Learn circuit training with Kerry Murphy
  • Play in a basketball game with Mayor Kim Driscoll   
  • hula hoop and free dance to the rhythms of Mamadou's drummers! 

 

RSVP FOR THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK HERE: HATS OFF TO EDUCATION DAY EVENT   


Thank you for your support of the Salem Education Foundation and for public education in Salem!

  

For more information about this event please contact:  

 

 

Interim ED at cfranciscabot@salemeducationfoundation.org

 

Salem Education Foundation

 

www.salemeducationfoundation.org