Back to School Night
SAVE THE DATE: AUG 8 (K), AUG 22 (7/8), AUG 28 (2, 4, 6), AUG 29 (1, 3, 5), SEP 5 (9-12)
Back to School Night
The Back To School Night campaign is an annual event where school families receive information about the Foundation and are asked to make a donation. This campaign is run by our volunteer Directors at each LCUSD school’s Back To School Night for parents. The funds raised go towards supporting various programs, such as funding for teachers of subjects like Drama, Art, Music, Spanish, technology advancements, counseling services, and more. For more details, please visit this page
Through the Foundation's efforts, La Cañada schools have been able to maintain their reputation for providing excellent education!
Donation Levels and Its Benefits
Gift of $10,000 +
Platinum Partner Yard Sign, (2) Gala Tickets, (2) License Plate Holders*, LCFEF Umbrella**
Gift of $5,000 - $9,999
Platinum Partner yard sign, (2) License Plate Holders*, LCFEF Umbrella**
Gift of $3,000 - $4,999
Platinum Partner (Platinum Partner yard sign, (2) License Plate Holders*, LCFEF Umbrella**
Gift of $1,200 - $2,999
(Gold Partner yard sign, (1) License Plate Holder*
Gift of $600
School Family Supporter yard sign
*License frames cannot be mailed but are available for pick up at the LCFEF office
**While Supplies Last
So long, summer… 2024-2025 school year, here we come! It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to a new school year as President of the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation (LCFEF).
My first official order of business is to thank you, this tremendous community, for your generosity and support. Your donations to LCFEF last year to the tune of $2.5M (including $500,000 from a record-setting Endowment Fund donation) will power another year of world class education for our students, which will have a lasting, positive impact on their lives. Your contributions will help maintain small class sizes and the district’s robust emotional support system for our kids as well as technology upgrades and the remodeling of libraries at four school sites, among many other things.
I feel compelled to remind you that the state of California does not fund these initiatives, nor do local bond measures. This community’s families, businesses and patrons fund these initiatives. Without your donations, many of the people, places and programs that make our schools among the top in the country would not exist.
Your continued support in the year ahead will be crucial. As you may know, our district faces unprecedented financial challenges this year due to the state budget crisis in California. The district has based its budget forecasting on the likelihood that the already nominal funding we typically receive from the state will be reduced, and even that little funding could be unfunded or deferred indefinitely, which puts school districts like ours in peril.
What can you do to help? Give what you can. Pledge early. Tell your friends. Talk up the LCFEF to your neighbors. Attend our events – whether it’s trivia night in September or the big gala in March, we encourage you to gather with friends to celebrate this amazing community and support a cause that benefits every household in it.
With your support, I am confident we will reach this year’s fundraising goal of $2.5M to sustain all the offerings that distinguish La Cañada from other high-performing school districts. Together we can ensure the district continues to provide an education that is robust, rigorous and individualized to each student’s specific needs.
On behalf of all the dedicated volunteers and hardworking administrative staff at LCFEF, thank you.
Kind regards,
Kate Walters
2024-25 President
La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation (LCFEF)
