Friends of Adaire leadership, 2019-2020
President: Joe McAteer
Vice President/Secretary: Kate Hughes
Treasurer: Sarah Schindler-Williams
Partnerships Chair: Sasha Best
Communications Chair: Erica Edwards
Member-at-Large: Denis Devine
Member-at-Large: Einav Keet
Member-at-Large: Janneken Smucker
Learn more about our current and founding board members!
Vice President/Secretary: Kate Hughes
Treasurer: Sarah Schindler-Williams
Partnerships Chair: Sasha Best
Communications Chair: Erica Edwards
Member-at-Large: Denis Devine
Member-at-Large: Einav Keet
Member-at-Large: Janneken Smucker
Learn more about our current and founding board members!
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Friends of Adaire grew out of, and remains a part of, the 19125 Parents Coalition, a collaborative effort to improve educational and play opportunities for our kids in the neighborhoods of the 19125 zip code (Fishtown, East Kensington, and Olde Richmond).
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Friends of Adaire seeks to engage not only school families but also those parts of Fishtown -- households with or without kids, homeowners and renters, nonprofits and businesses, public and private sectors -- not yet plugged in to all things Adaire. We all stand to benefit from a school that thrives in the knowledge that it has its community's full backing.
At the start, we were all parents whose children were not yet of school age. Now our kids have enrolled in Adaire and some of our members don't have kids, and we continue to grow in numbers and enthusiasm. Join us!
At the start, we were all parents whose children were not yet of school age. Now our kids have enrolled in Adaire and some of our members don't have kids, and we continue to grow in numbers and enthusiasm. Join us!
We have completed all the steps to become a legal nonprofit organization, enabling us to fundraise effectively on behalf of the great education at Adaire. The last piece, IRS recognition of our nonprofit status under Section 501(c)3 of the tax code, enables all donations since July 1, 2014, to be tax deductible!
Our mission
The Friends of Adaire is an association of parents, educators, and community members whose mission is to enrich the education of Alexander Adaire K-8 School students by providing additional resources and support for faculty and staff. We aim to work closely with the Adaire Home and School association to engage parents of current and future students, teachers, and the neighborhood community in creating an inspiring and challenging educational environment at the Alexander Adaire school.