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In honor of its 100th birthday, Wellesley Bank gave the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) a gift of $2,000 to support its mission of encouraging innovation in public schools. Pictured from left to right: John W. Wescott, Vice President of Information Technology, Wellesley Bank, Steve Mock, NEF Co-President; Pamela Rosin, NEF Co-President; Alice C. Lee, Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager, Wellesley Bank

Needham Education Foundation Announces 2011 Fall Grant Recipients
NEF Press Release

Needham Education Foundation Announces 2011 Spring Grant Recipients
NEF Press Release

Needham Education Foundation Brings Month-Long Chinese Cultural Celebration to Broadmeadow School
NEF Press Release

Needham Education Foundation Announces Deadlines for Fall 2010 Grant Applications
NEF Press Release

Meet Our Leaderhip Team for 2010 - 2011
NEF Press Release

Needham Education Foundation Awards Over $70,000 in Spring Small Grant Cycle
NEF Press Release

So You Think You Can Spell? Answers Await on April 8 at the NEF’s 19th Annual Spelling Bee
NEF Press Release

Let's Talk - Groundbreaking Research in Education presented in Needham
NEF Press Release

Dancing to the Beat of Respect at Needham's Eliot School
Needham Times June 18, 2008

Every Breath They Take: Mitchell Kids Learn How to Relax
Needham Times March 13, 2008

Learning to Teach at Needham's Hillside School
Needham Times February 14, 2008

Out of Africa and into Needham Schools
Needham Times, January 9, 2008

Needham Education Foundation Grants $65,000 to Schools
Needham Times, December 6, 2007

Public Art Program Launched at High School
Needham Times, October 18, 2007

Theater Group Teaches Students to Juggle Active Lives with Healthy Eating
Needham Times, October 18, 2007

Mitchell School Uses Music to Teach Lessons About Inclusion
Needham Times, October 11, 2007

High School is Thinking Globally
Boston Globe, July 22, 2007

Net result: Old-fashioned fun
Boston Globe West Weekly, April 14, 2005

Bequest reflects one man's belief in schools
Boston Globe, April 10, 2005

Author Greg Tang Presents to Newman Students
Needham Times, January 11, 2005


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