Friday, February 9, 2007

LinkEd Effecting Change in Public Education

LinkEd is an online resource for all people, organizations, and foundations effecting change in public education

Please join *LinkEd's* <http://www.linkeducation.org/> Kick-Off > > event > > > > *Wine and Cheese Reception** > > **Tuesday, February 13, 2007** > > *6:30 to 9:30 p.m. > > > > *chashama > > *217 East 42nd Street > > between 2nd and 3rd Avenues > > > > $35 single ticket > > $50 pair of tickets > > > > Includes open bar, hors d'oeuvres, > > and a *DonorsChoose* < http://www.donorschoose.org/> gift certificate > > > > 7:30 p.m.: Program including theater performance by *Striking > > Viking*<http://www.storypirates.com/> > > > > *Please visit ** linked.eventbrite.com* <http://linked.eventbrite.com/> > *to > > purchase tickets* or e-mail > > *linkeducation@gmail.com*< > linkeducation@gmail.com?subject=Kick-Off%20Event%20RSVP> > > > > *LinkEd* is the education sector's one-stop, online community uniting > people > > across the country in the fight to close the achievement gap. Through our > > website, LinkEd connects individuals, organizations, and resources to > > implement programs promoting high academic achievement for all students. > > With the latest collaborative and social networking technologies, we can > > multiply our impact and truly build a national movement to overcome > > educational inequity. http://www.linkeducation.org/ > > > > The *Striking Viking Story Pirates* are New York's fastest growing > adsurdist > > sketch comedy show for kids and adults. Often described as "Schoolhouse > Rock > > meets Monty Python," they are an ensemble of professional actors who take > > hilarious stories written by kids all over the world and faithfuly adapt > > them into sketches and songs. Adults are treated to a riotous view inside > > the heads of their children, and kids end up feeling like celebrities, > > because their own stories are the star of the show. http://www.storypirates.com/ > > > > *DonorsChoose* is a simple way to provide students in need with resources > > that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit website, > teachers > > submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need > to > > learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, > whom > > we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund. A DonorsChoose > > gift certificate enables you to fund project(s) of your choice and to > > receive the classroom acknowledgement. http://www.donorschoose.org/ > > > > > > > >

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