Connecticut Education Foundation’s Holiday Bear Project Returns to Brighten the Holidays for Local Students in Need
CEF invites individuals and groups to sponsor a child or make a donation; sponsorships are accepted throughout the month of November.
Holiday Bear Is Back—Nominate or Sponsor a Child in Need
It may be September, but the holiday season will be here sooner than we think—which is why the Connecticut Education Foundation (CEF), CEA’s charitable arm, is rolling out the Holiday Bear Project.
Get Involved with CEF: Nominate a Student to Receive Gifts This Holiday Season
There are lots of fun ways for teachers to get involved with CEA’s nonprofit foundation. Listen to the latest episode of CEA’s podcast to learn how to nominate or sponsor a student through the Holiday Bear project.
Holiday Bear Sponsors Record Number of Children
Teachers, families, and community members have sponsored a record 750 plus students through the Connecticut Education Foundation’s Holiday Bear Project this year. Watch how the Wallingford community came together to sponsor gifts for students.
Spread Holiday Cheer with CEF’s Holiday Bear Project
In this episode of CEA’s podcast, Avon Education Association President Jon Moss shares how his district is coming together to sponsor a record 110 students this year and talks with Kate and Joslyn about how CEA members across the state can help make Holiday Bear a success.
Make the Holidays Brighter for Children in Need
Summer temps may be back this week, but preparation for the winter holidays is already underway. The CEF Holiday Bear gift-giving project brings CEA members and communities together to brighten the holidays for hundreds of children and teens in need.
Holiday Bear Helps Pomperaug High Community Share the Holiday Spirit
Students and staff at Pomperaug Regional High School in Southbury are among the many students and educators across the state making the holidays brighter this year for students in need.
Holiday Bear Needs Your Help
Each year, the Connecticut Education Foundation’s (CEF) Holiday Bear provides gifts for children whose families are facing financial or other hardships. Children in need are nominated by their teachers, and…
Westport Community Turns Out Big in Support of CEF Holiday Bear Project
CEA members, students and their families, and community members around Connecticut have done a lot to ensure students in need will have a brighter holiday this year. Watch why Westport students and educators say they’ve gotten involved with the Holiday Bear Project.