Executive Message News

Love is in the air this month. Almost more than anything, ASF loves to allocate our funds. Each year, we distribute what we earned through our fundraisers and generous donations to the areas our missi ... Read more

Where did January go? First semester is complete. Most of the Christmas decorations are put away. And the light returns bit by bit. The first month of the year brings promises of renewal, an opportuni ... Read more

The end of the year brings a host of thoughts. The darkness demands a slowing down. Yet everywhere there are twinkling lights that subversively defy the dreary assignment of short days.

While the November darkness hints at a slowing pace, things are whirling and swirling steadily for ASF, as our Celebrate the Season committee members work diligently preparing for our biggest fundrais ... Read more

Lots has happened in the two months that students have been back in school.

As students return to their classrooms, they will be learning not only from their various teachers, but also from their peers and the entire school staff. We know that every student is unique and will ... Read more

Awesome August is the perfect way to describe this month, a not-so-sleepy time of summer when things start ramping up in schools, in homes, and at ASF.

When students and teachers return from spring break, there’s a “home stretch” mentality. State tests will be administered, families are registering their preschoolers for kindergarten, and senio ... Read more

There’s nothing like a few inches of snow to bring out the child in all of us PNWers. The wonder and unadulterated joy is contagious. It’s the same kind of wonder we seek to share with students th ... Read more

January kicked off with our Annual reTREAT– a delight to pull up our sleeves and spend a day re-evaluating our committee work, doing some self-reflection on why we serve as board members, envisionin ... Read more