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Do you live in a neighborhood?

The NKEF Luminary event is a great opportunity to have a block party and celebrate with your neighbors.  Consider recruiting your neighbors and making it a night to remember! 

Maybe even organize some caroling or a hot cocoa station outside.  

Take a walk in the neighborhood and enjoy all things Merry & Bright!  

Let’s make it a new tradition!!  

Here is a printable Door Hanger to help get the word out.  Maybe add your name to the back and organize a bulk order of kits!! Reserve them now!!

Join us in lighting up North Kingstown and making all things MERRY & BRIGHT!

Holiday Decorating Contest – December 3-18, 2021  

Decorate your house, go all out, register your location and help spread the holiday spirit! 

A map & list (with house #s) will be available on 12/3 @ 12pm to view & vote for your favorite. 

Register your residential location here

Register your business location here

Luminary event – December 18, 2021 (5-10pm) 

 One night event to end the contest with a luminary bag display uniting streets and neighborhoods of  North Kingstown in a beautiful glowing exhibit for the holidays .  

A new map including Luminary areas will be available on 12/17 to follow & enjoy the sights. (In case of inclement weather : Rain date is Sunday, 12/19/21 and will announced by 12/18/21 at 12pm)  

Purchase your NKEF Luminary kits here

Recruit your neighbors, family and friends and make it a new holiday tradition!! 

Flowers by Bert & Peg are sponsoring a fundraiser for the NKEF for the month of September. Order this beautiful blue arrangement and NKEF receive 10% of the price. Consider brightening the day of a friend and family member going back to school with this sweet gift. Thank you to Flowers by Bert & Peg for this generous opportunity to be part of your monthly fundraiser. We are  honored to be included and appreciate you for all that you are doing for the community. Catch the NKEF wave in flowers in September!  Happy Back to school! 
Purchase arrangement here. It comes in different sizes and price points. https://flowersbybertandpeg.com/occasions/nkefschooldays.html

Thank you to all who took a chance on the NKEF first annual Golf Drop Ball.  You made it a “hole-in-one” event.  We went Live on Facebook on August 15, 2021 and dropped 172 golf balls from 15 feet in the air. 

It was an exciting moment and had two winners in the hole and 1 farthest from the hole, winning a cash prize.  

Congratulations to Kathleen O’Brien, Kerrie Grow and Haley Wicker!!

Thank you to our sponsors:

Thanks again to everyone who supported this event, it was by “par” a huge success!

There is still time to purchase your NKEF Golf Balls at https://nkefoundation.org/ninja-forms/33dcss/

Balls Sold for :

1 Ball – $5.00

3 Balls – $10.00

5 Balls – $20.00

“Tidal” Ball – $100.00

Watch it LIVE on Facebook, Sunday August 15, 2021 at 1:30pm.

Help us reach our Goal this week, we are almost half way there.

Numbered golf balls will be dropped from the top of a 10ft platform over a target.  Take a chance and if your ball is one of the closest to and/or furthest away from the target, you win. Cash prizes will be determined by the number of balls sold ! 

Purchase your NKEF Golf Balls here https://nkefoundation.org/ninja-forms/33dcss

1 Ball – $5.00

3 Balls – $10.00

5 Balls – $20.00

“Tidal” Ball – $100.00 – ( Double your prize if your a winner)

Drop will take place on August 15th at 1:30 pm and will be available on Facebook Live for public viewing only!

Please like our FB page so you don’t miss the NKEF Golf Ball Drop

Thank you to Ainsley Daley and the Wickford Art Association for bringing the North Kingstown Educational Foundation on board to assist with this year’s 58th Wickford Art Festival. We had over 40 NKEF volunteers donate their time to park cars, sell water, pass out books and make Wave Art during the Festival at Wilson Park .  Our sincere thanks are given to each and every one of them.  Without their support we would not have been able to successfully park over 1,800 cars and sell over 1,500 bottles of water during the weekend festival. All proceeds will directly benefit NKEF and the WAA. 

We couldn’t have done it without you NKEF Volunteers! 

Thank you ! 

For more information about the NKEF and our upcoming events, please visit us at nkefoundation.org.

Come check out the NKEF at the Wickford Art Festival this weekend!We are located at both Informational booth areas designated (I & R) on the map.2021 Wickford Art Festival Map

We will be selling bottled water ($2), giving out free books with our Library Box Projects and creating Wave Art (free of charge).  We are also managing the Wilson Park parking lot ($10 suggested donation) for both days.  All proceeds raised benefit both the NKEF and the Wickford Art Association Scholarship Fund.    
Come and enjoy a fun day at the Festival, a Wickford tradition that will be colorful and inspiring!!  We hope to see you there!!

Congratulations to the families and students of the North Kingstown School district for completing this school year.  We know it wasn’t easy but you did it.    You should be so proud of yourself for your perseverance, strength, and your love of learning.  The year has definitely taught us many things but the most important thing is something that Christopher Robin said to Winnie the Pooh:   “You are BRAVER than you believe, STRONGER than you seem, and SMARTER than you think.” (A.A. Milne)  Never forget it!!!  Enjoy this well deserved summer break and don’t forget your sunscreen!!!