2018-19 Annual Report

Celebrating the
difference
we make
together

2018-19 Annual Report

Dear Friend, 2018-19 Board of Directors
Fantastic things have happened over the last year – President
thanks to you and your generous support of our
mission. Shannon Rotvold
Treasures for Education had a new format and a new Vice President
venue. Over 350 of our supporters partied for a Katie Martin
purpose at the Vogue and raised money for our Secretary
scholarship and grant programs. We also partnered Brian Merrill
with the Monumental Marathon to volunteer at a Treasurer
water station in November. More than 50 National Mychal Eagleson
Honor Society students from PHS joined us at Water
Station M. Fore! Education, our golf outing, was Lindsay Bevilaqua
sadly rained out, but we still gathered at Twin Lakes Carmen Clark
to eat lunch and win door prizes. All who attended Sarah Dorsey
had a great time. Celebrations was a huge hit and Lori Fifer
teachers came out to celebrate with us in larger Kim Hannel
numbers than ever. Matt Hopp
Highlights by the numbers: Regina Jones
• 28 scholarships to PHS seniors totaling more Lela Mixon

than $42,000. Michelle Ratcliff
• 16 K-12 classroom grants totaling more than Elgin Reese
Erik Tysklind
$20,000 Sharel Welch
• 42 memberships to Teachers’ Treasures for new Tracy Wells
James Wide
Pike teachers.
• $1500 to the PHS Career and STEM Center to Liasons/Non-Voting
Larry Metzler
help with costs associated with tests and
supplies. Dr. Flora Reichanadter
• $10,000 in DonorsChoose.org matching funds for Directors Emeritus
K-12 classroom grants. Judith Breeden
Please take some time to look over this year’s report. William Coleman
We hope that you will enjoy seeing how your support Office Information
is making an impact in all of our schools, across all Executive Director
grade levels. Your giving, no matter how big or small, Christie Graham
is the key to our impact. You make a difference. 5353 W. 71st Street
Christie Graham, Executive Director
Shannon Rotvold, 2018-19 President of the Board Indianapolis, IN 46268
(317)387-2542
www.pike-ef.org



Treasures for Education

On March 2, 2019, more than 350 guests
gathered at The Vogue in Broad Ripple for our
annual gala. Guests enjoyed delicious appetizers
courtesy of Chartwells, bid on a variety of silent
auction items, and played casino games; all with
the intent of providing opportunities to Pike
students. Special thanks to all of our sponsors:
Chartwells K-12, Diverse Staffing, Ingram Micro,
CICF, Gatsbys, Mint2Sell, The Law Office of
Danielle Gregory, Sheaff Brock, Dr. Flora
Reichanadter, Fanning-Howey, Shepard
Insurance, Co-Alliance/CountryMark, and
Umbaugh. We couldn’t do this without you!

Fore! Celebrating Teachers
Education
Golf Outing – Since 1993, PTEF has joined the
June 20, 2019 district to celebrate our
amazing teachers. On May 2,
Twin Lake Golf Club once again 2019, more than 400 teachers
hosted our annual golf outing. and administrators gathered at
Despite soggy weather that Dave and Busters to mark the
made it impossible to actually end of another school year.
play golf, several of our intrepid Karen Rabideau was named the
supporters gathered to eat district Teacher of the Year, and
lunch, participate in a putting PHS’s Lance Garvin was
contest, and win door prizes. presented the Crystal Apple
Thanks to all our sponsors and Award as the PTEF Champion
players, we raised more than Teacher. Congratulations!
$10,000 for Pike students.

2018/19 Classroom Grant Recipients

1. “Real World Orthotic” 9. “RosieCon Author Visit”
Drew Bradley – Lincoln Middle School Chad Heck and Shelly Smith –

Materials to build an orthotic in a Project Lead the Way Pike High School
class
Funds to host two authors at PHS
2. ”Vex IQ Worlds Competition”
Sandra Baker – Guion Creek Elementary 10. “Career Center”
Douglas Coats – Pike High School
Parts and materials for the VEX Robotics team at Worlds
Financial support for students at the Career and STEM
3. ”Teacher Tech Training” Center
Lena Darnay – ASC
11. “VEX Robotics”
Treats for teachers as they learn how to integrate Chris Ludy – Pike High School
technology in their classrooms.
VEX Robotics sets for the expansion of the robotics
4. ”Power to Watts” team at PHS
Christina Mitchell – Pike High School
12. “Literacy in Musical Theatre”
Crankset, cycling computer, and power meter to use Amy Kamwendo – Guion Creek
with an energy unit
Middle School
5. “Happy, Healthy, Listening Ears”
Kestrel Jones – Central Elementary Scripts for a school-wide production of “Aladdin”

Headphones and earbuds for K-5 students 13. “You and Your Uke”
Deborah Hornaday – Lincoln Middle
6. “Wee Deliver”
Kristin Morris – Fishback Creek Ukuleles to start a ukulele club

Materials to start a school-wide post office 14. “A World of Coding at Our
Fingertips”
7. “Engineering Success”
Debbie Huffine – Guion Creek Middle Audrey Cope – Central Elementary

VEX Robotics sets for all elementary and middle school Ozbots – robots to teach coding and other computer
teams science standards

8. ”Pike Township Fishing Club” 15. “Mental Minds”
Norman Leonard – Pike High School Deborah Calhoun – Pike High School

Supplies to start a Pike High School fishing club Games and other materials to provide brain breaks
during class

16. “Purdue Partners in Music
Education”

Aaron Burkhart – Pike High School

Funds to provide transportation to a music clinic at
Purdue University

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Grant Photos
2018/19

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Impacting Discovery and
Exploration

Every year, teachers and staff can apply for a grant from the Pike Township
Educational Foundation. During the 2018/19 school year, 15 teachers across
every level (elementary, middle, and high school) were awarded grants
totaling more than $21,000.

This year, the PTEF received three grant requests which will provide
opportunities to the many students of all grade levels that are involved in
the VEX IQ Robotics program. At the high school, Chris Ludy received more
than $2000 to update their robotics kits and to add more members to the
high school team. At the middle and elementary school levels, Debbie
Huffine received more than $5700 to provide kits to each of the elementary
and middle schools, so that every student has the opportunity to participate
on a VEX IQ team. Finally, Sandra Baker received a $250 grant to help pay
for materials and parts so that the Guion Middle VEX IQ team could
compete at Worlds. Thanks to our generous donors, the VEX IQ Robotics
program is growing in Pike Township.

The PTEF scholarship program began with a $1,000 Hallmark of Excellence
scholarship and has since grown to at least 13 scholarship awarded from our

general fund, as well as at least 8 scholarships funded through private,
memorial, or honorary funds.

We were pleased to award $45,000 to the Class of 2019

Class of 2019
Scholarship Recipients

Samantha Whitlock and Taylor Dorsey
Kennedy Morgan Alumni scholarship and
Pathway to the Future
Reaching for Success

Iqra Syed
Pathway to the Future

Janyssa Chavez
Michael K Guest Memorial

Yariee Moore
Pike Preparatory Academy

Naomi Gee
Clarence C Wood Memorial

Derek Karmolinski Danielle Jackson and
Pathway to the Future DeTonyea Dickson

Overcoming Obstacles

Ila Roberts Hilda Chie
Shukla Family Nathaniel Jones

Hannah Flight
Pathways to the Future

Brenda Holguin Hernandez Grace Taylor Kylie Smith
Plan to Succeed Richard H. Crosser Simeon Dunn
Hallmark of Excellence
Memorial

Tributes Honor Roll

Celebrating the lives of those These Pike educators and staff serve in
who inspired a memorial gift such a way as to have inspired others
to give in honor of their excellence.
Roy Dobbs, Sr.
Reverend Dr. O'Neal Shyne Christine Bizzell Bridgette Richards

Paul Graber Tiffany Chambers Melissa Ziegler
Michael Thibault Miss Dee Leslie Sitzman (2)
Lisa Steele Ilesha Sherrer
Megan March
Mark Siegel Christa Manahan Bill Roberts
Jodi MacDonald Christy Gordon Brian Fenoglio
Jan Hardy
Jack Baxter Kathy Abel Curtis Wright
Clarence Wood Todd Riker Kim Nickleson
Carol Muehlhausen Tanisia Crowder Bill Riggs
Maggie Harry
Carol Robinson Ruby Luke
Ways to Give Kelly Marshall Tiffany McBride

• Online at www.tinyurl.com/give2ptef. You can Carol Robinson Angie Justice
set up a single or recurring gift and designate Sherma Jackson Tiffany Justice
your donation to a specific fund, if desired. June French Brandon Kepley
• By mail with check payable to PTEF, mailed to
5353 W. 71st Street, Indianapolis IN 46268. Tammy Coe Matt Malloy
Terry France-Breedlove Michelle Riggs
If donating in memory or honor of someone,
please indicate that in the online comments Brandy McClure Andy Kissler
section when making your donation or include Jeanne Anderson Dan Christian
Aigner Hart Filomena Haselby
information with your mailed donation.
• Volunteer for special projects or an event. Lena Darnay LaShanda McKinney-
Contact our office. Please provide your full Deanna Allen (3) Carson
name and phone number.
• Become an event sponsor. Several Lance Garvin Jorge Sanchez
opportunities available. Contact our office for Cynthia Klein (2) Troy Inman
more information. Joel Munoz Joshua Villafuerte
• Introduce us to decision makers at your place
of employment so we may share information Greg Nunley Lauren Hannah
about our corporate giving opportunities. Maggie Bishop Dena Irwin
• Include PTEF in your estate plans. To discuss
your intentions with us, please contact our Kimberly Woehler Farrah Weiss
office. If you have provided for PTEF in your Debbi Carroll Pamela Woods
estate giving plans, we would appreciate being Deborah Palmer Ron Emmert
notified.
Lisa Immel Aaron Burkhart
317-387-2542 [email protected] Laura Smith Kathleen Hernandez

You may nominate a Pike Robb Awe
educator, staff member, or volunteer Mo Sutton
for the honor roll any time. For more Malik Austin
information, please visit Jimmy Graves
www.tinyurl.ptefhonorroll Chris Raphael

Equipping Classrooms Support While You Shop

At the start of each school year, Register to support your Pike Township
we deposit $10,000 in matching Educational Foundation at
grant funds with https://smile.amazon.com. Start every
DonorsChoose.org. These funds Amazon shopping trip at Smile, and
are available to any Pike teacher Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of
who has an eligible project your eligible purchases to PTEF.
request posted on the site. For You can support Pike students every time
every dollar an individual donor you shop at Kroger when you register your
contributes to a project, PTEF Kroger Plus card at
matches the contribution. For the www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Use
2018/19 school year, we funded NPO code FV154. Every time you shop,
47 projects that impacted 4730 show your Plus card or enter your phone
students, 11 schools, and 39 number, and Kroger will donate a portion
teachers. We could not have this of your purchase to PTEF!
sort of impact without our When you purchase an education
generous donors. Thank you. license plate ($40 additional fee) and
designate Pike Township Educational
Teachers spend an estimated Foundation, we receive $18.75 and
$800 - $1200 of their own money $6.25 will support school counseling
each year for school supplies for services statewide. You can select the
their students. We have partnered plate when you register a new vehicle,
with Teachers’ Treasures to give or when you renew a registration.
each new Pike teacher a
membership. Teachers’ Treasures
is located in downtown
Indianapolis (with a satellite store
at Northwest Middle School).
During every visit, our teachers
shop for free for the items they
need for their classrooms. The
$25 annual membership can yield
more than $300 in supplies!

Financials

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019

Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents 132,362.00

Investments 899,346.00

Accounts Receivable 3,945.00

Other 1,000.00
Total 1,036,653.00

Liabilities and Fund Balance 34,750.00
Liabilities 239,390.00
Unrestricted Funds 266,370.00
Temporarily Restricted 496,143.00
Restricted Funds

Total Liabilities and Fund Balance 1,036,653.00

Revenue 175,892.00 Pike Alumni – Connecting
Temporarily restricted donations 66,276.00 the Past, Present, and
Unrestricted donations 52,723.00 Future
Fundraising income (net of expenses) 26,735.00
Investment income 21,346.00 In the spring of 2017, the Pike High
Unrealized gain School Alumni Association became part
Other 342,972.00
of the Pike Township Educational
Total revenue 41,578.00 Foundation. Since then, we have been
35,802.00 working on opportunities for alumni to
Operating expenses 13,478.00 connect with one another while also
Grants 68,949.00 impacting today’s students, as well as
Scholarships 159,807.00 growing our alumni scholarship fund.
Awards The alumni “Class Reunion Without the
Administrative expenses
Class” golf outing raised more than
Total expenses $5000 to be used for these alumni

Change in Net Assets 183,165.00 scholarships. Thanks to all who
sponsored and participated in this
Program Restricted Scholarships event. Please join us in the upcoming
Giving Grants (Designated year as we continue to connect the past,
present, and future of Pike schools.
Funds)

Grants Scholarships
DonorsChoose.org (General Fund)

Matching Funds Teacher
Teachers' Recognition
Treasures

Memberships