It's a Time for Giving . . .

It's the holiday time for giving. If you are considering making charitable donations before year-end, don't forget the Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship Fund. It's a great cause supporting alumni of Fairfield Elementary School in Davis, CA - plus it's tax deductible. 

If you cannot make a monetary donation, share some joy with someone special to you. Mrs Neu would encourage it. 

Sometimes it's nice to give big!

I am making my year-end donation to the fund, and I hope you will join me. 

To donate, click on the button below that links to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation site donation page. Under “Please use my donation for,” there is a pull-down menu and you should select the YCF-Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship fund.

If you wish to donate by check, make it payable to YCF-Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship and mail it to: 

Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship Fund of Yolo Community Foundation
c/o Sacramento Region Community Foundation
955 University Avenue, Suite A
Sacramento, CA 95825

No matter what you are giving this holiday season and to whom, even if it's a joy or a warm thought honoring the legacy of Mrs Neu, the Neu family wishes you, 

Happy Holidays and Joyous New Year!

We've Reached the Fund Goal!

The Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship Fund has now received $30,790 in donations, exceeding our goal of $25,000! This means we have reached the level needed to launch the endowed fund and begin offering scholarships. We are very excited and thankful for all the support we have received.

A special thanks goes out to my brother, John Neu, who matched the generous donations made by others to date and also received a matching gift from his employer's charitable giving program. This puts our fund balance at $30,794.26 as of Friday.

We will, of course, continue to seek and accept donations to build up The Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship Fund. The more donations we receive for the fund, the more we will be able to grant each year. 

But now the fund work begins! Our next step is to put together a selection committee and establish the criteria and other details for the scholarship. We will keep you posted. 

Thank you!

$10,640 and Growing . . .

The fund has received $10,640 and continues to grow. Thank you for your support!

If you would like to add to the fund, please click the donate button, which will take you to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation online donation form. Select the YCF-Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship Fund from the "Please use my donation for:" drop down list. Every bit helps.

Support the continuing education of Fairfield alumni!

Thanks to the Fairfield Elementary School PTA for Your $2,000 Donation

We received a nice surprise note via Facebook this week from Greg Moffitt, the incoming president of the Fairfield Elementary School PTA: 

“We just had the final PTA meeting of the year and voted to make a donation to the Mrs. Neu Fund in the amount of $2,000. We also decided that making donations to the Fund should become an annual part of our school Auction so that we can help sustain this scholarship. We are forever grateful to the legacy Mrs. Neu created at Fairfield and we hope to keep her spirit of generosity and compassion going.”

The Mrs Neu fund would like to thank Greg and the entire Fairfield Elementary School PTA for your generous donation (Greg sent a picture of the letter and check above in follow up) and offer of ongoing support to the Fund. Having the PTA supporting the Fund is a tremendous milestone for our effort to memorialize Mrs Neu and support the alumni of the wonderful school she loved so dearly. We are truly grateful. 

$8,565 and Growing

The fund continues to grow . . . we are now at $8,565 and there are more donations in the pipeline. 

Thanks to everyone who has made a donation.