"Sports funding arrives"

Sunday,August 12, 2007 — The Northbridge Education Foundation has announced two new developments that will help support the continuation of activities and sports in the Northbridge Public Schools. The foundation has secured funding through a $110,000 line of credit with UniBank, guaranteed by a group of dedicated parents, that will enable the schools to offer all extracurricular activities, including athletics, through the first half of the 2007 – 2008 school year.

The foundation has also funded and forwarded to the Northbridge School District the prerequisite Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association registration fee of $1,700, which allows the schools to participate in interscholastic athletics for the entire school year. All students who will be participating in the fall athletic program may pick up their athletic registration forms in the high school office.

The Northbridge Education Foundation is an independent community-based nonprofit organization which awards funds, via grants to the Northbridge Public School System, for the benefit of its students. Foundation members plan to work closely with the school system to secure financial support for the second half of the upcoming school year.

The foundation’s goal is to fund all activities and athletics through the spring. For more information, visit the Web site at http://www.northbridgeedfoundation.org/.