Branchburg Education Foundation

10/30/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween from BEF! 👻

Wishing our community a weekend full of sweet treats, spooky fun, and boo-tiful memories! Enjoy Branchburg PTO’s Trunk-or-Treat tonight and give their hardworking crew a big THANK YOU for putting together a spook-tacular night! 🍬🧡

🌾 Before you fly away, vote for your favorite scarecrows! Voting ends tomorrow night, and winners will be announced next week. Scarecrows can be picked up tomorrow—time for our straw-stuffed stars to head home! 🧙‍♀️

🌾🤠 A little straw, a little flair… Meet the crew with winning hair! Browse our photos, read each tale, then help your favorites tip the scale! 🏆 🗳️ Vote for Most Creative, Best Theme & Best Message: https://forms.gle/ozx5UN6hAc69J6mc7 🎃 Come meet our straw-stuffed stars at Whiton’s Trunk-or-Treat!

10/29/2026

🏆 BEF GRANT SPOTLIGHT WINNER! 🏆
🏀 BCMS • Corey the Dribbler
🏀Corey The Dribbler 🏀

Big tricks, big cheers, and a message that sticks—Corey brought more than basketball tricks! 💛

This BEF-funded assembly paired basketball fun with lessons in kindness, self-confidence, and standing up to bullying. Thank you, Mr. LaBadie, for bringing this opportunity to BEF!

In just two months, we’ve said YES to over $17,500 in grants! Every fundraiser and every bit of community support helps make these experiences possible. Our shirts say it best: “We Made It Happen!” 💙

Whiton and Stony Brook, you’re next—Corey’s coming in January!

🎥 Get a sneak peek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1aJRUlfbXY

10/29/2026

Our Dine-In/Dine-Out was a delicious success! Thank you to Panatieri's Pizza & Pasta - Branchburg and everyone who dined in or took out for a skull-tastic time supporting BEF!

Every fundraiser helps us say YES to amazing grants for our schools! 📚✨

📸 Snapped some pictures? Send them our way—we’d love to share the fun!

Next up: Friendsgiving—dates and menu coming soon! 🦃🧡 Our biggest fundraiser is still to come… get ready to spread kindness all through Branchburg! 💛

10/29/2026

A little fizz, a little fright, a whole lot of fun on Mad Scientist Night! 🧪👻💚

Thank you to everyone who came out, experimented, giggled, and supported Branchburg Education Foundation! A special thank-you to Ms. Sara at The Hummingbird Studio and Laurie Hill DeRonde for helping our little scientists have a blast! 💥🔬

10/28/2026

💛 Little Acts, BIG Hearts! 💛

A little kindness, a little cheer—
Our second annual BEF Kind-a-Thon is almost here! 🌈 Our BEF board has poured so much heart into making this year’s Kind-a-Thon bloom with kindness!

Our kindness calendar begins November 1, with our school Branchburg Education Foundation Kind-a-Thon kicking off November 2! School break is a wonderful time to make a card, lend a hand, and discover how good helping feels. 💌

Last year, students shared 360+ acts of kindness—let’s keep those smiles growing! Our school administrators are working on some exciting rewards at school, too. Stay tuned! 🎉

🌱 “Plant kindness in little hearts and watch a kinder world grow.”

Explore our tentative November calendar and sign up to lead or have your child help! These ideas are a little inspiration—your own AOKs are welcome, too. Want to make it a group activity? Share your idea so others can join the kindness fun! 💛

✨ Projects & signup:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0544A8AB2FA20-66968655-befkindathon #/

🎥 See how Raise Craze works:
https://raisecraze.com/how-it-works-video

10/27/2026

👻 Casper the Friendly Ghost is on right now and the skull cheese bread is ready to order! 💀🧀

Treat yourself to something delicious at Panatieri’s today and tomorrow, October 27 & 28. Dine in or dine out—just mention BEF when you order to support our schools! 🍕❤️ even the police officers couldn’t resist lol

Good food, a spooky treat, and a great cause… now that’s a BOO-tiful combination! Come in play some games and make a paper pizza monster.
Panatieri's Pizza & Pasta - Branchburg
908-725-9455 (dine out)

10/27/2026

🤠🌾 OUR SCARECROWS MADE THE NEWS! 🌾🤠

Once upon a time, the Branchburg Education Foundation had a little idea: bring our community together for a Scarecrow Showdown! 🎃

With a little straw and a lot of imagination, families, teachers, schools, and businesses brought their characters to life—and now their stories have made it into Branchburg News! 📰💛

The votes are rolling in—158 public responses so far! In our early results, Pat-A-Cake, Detective Nosy Norvin, and Celebree Harvest Hero were leading the way. The race isn’t over yet, and each scarecrow can win only one prize! 🏆

Our Whiton students are voting separately and will announce their own winners, too! 🦉

Who will take home the prizes? You have until Halloween night, October 31, to cast your vote! 🗳️

👉 Vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DofDmd_eKFIyPIdd6_4jvVIu_MHTaVTt7scOS-Je5tI/viewform

A big thank-you to The Branchburg News for sharing our story and to everyone who helped turn our little idea into something so special! 🌾

BRANCHBURG, NJ - The Branchburg Education Foundation is hosting the first ever Scarecrow Stroll & Showdown, with scarecrows on display at Whiton Elementary School.The foundation is inviting...

10/27/2026

👻🍕 A cheesy little rumor is floating around… Panatieri’s is inviting every neighboring town!

The skulls will be cheesy, the games full of BOO—
all we’re missing is your hungry crew!
Come in costume for a special treat,
and help our schools with something good to eat! 🎃

Today and Tomorrow October 27–28, ALL DAY — DINE IN OR DINE OUT!

Enjoy cheesy skull bread or skull pizza, and join us inside for spooky games!

💛 Everyone’s welcome—near or far! Just mention BEF when ordering to support the Branchburg Education Foundation.

10/26/2026

🌾🎃 A little stuffing, a little hay,
Our scarecrow friends are here to stay!

Some bring giggles, some bring cheer,
Meet the sweetest crew of the year! 💛

Browse their stories, take a peek,
Then vote for the favorites you meet! 🗳️

📍 Visit our crew at Whiton School!
https://forms.gle/ozx5UN6hAc69J6mc7

🌾🤠 A little straw, a little flair… Meet the crew with winning hair! Browse our photos, read each tale, then help your favorites tip the scale! 🏆 🗳️ Vote for Most Creative, Best Theme & Best Message: https://forms.gle/ozx5UN6hAc69J6mc7 🎃 Come meet our straw-stuffed stars at Whiton’s Trunk-or-Treat!

10/26/2026

🦉💛 LAST BUT NOT LEAST… YOUR HOST, THE WHITON OWL!

Whiton’s own mascot is holding the voting sign and keeping an owl-eye on the fun!

“I’ve welcomed the crew, now what should I do?
Help hand the big voting decisions to YOU!
You’ve met every character, heard every name—
now pick your favorites and join in the game!” 🌾🏆

Hoo gets your vote? Choose one favorite in each category: Most Creative, Best Theme, and Best Message. Please submit one ballot per person.

🗳️ https://forms.gle/ozx5UN6hAc69J6mc7

🎃 Meet our crew at Whiton’s Trunk-or-Treat!

Organized by the Branchburg Education Foundation