FINS News
It’s a new school year, and with the help of parents, caregivers, teachers, aides, Adult Education Admin, and the SCUSD Board we have managed to still be an integral part of the Adult Education program in Santa Clara. Several people key to our success have retired this year, but the new individuals have stepped up…
Read MoreWith part of the funds received from the 2016 Mercury News Wishbook grant, lumber was purchased and 4 redwood planter boxes were made allowing more vegetables to be grown and more students participation in the gardening program.
Read MoreWe are seeing our first deposits in the bank of funds from people using Amazon Smile to place their Amazon orders and designating funds to Friends of Independence Network. If you are not already signed up, please sign up at Amazon Smile and designate Friends of Independence Network as the recipient of the funds. You…
Read MoreThe Holidays are coming! Why not do your online shopping and help FINS at the same time? If you enroll for Amazom Smile (https://smile.amazon.com) then you can order through Amazon and Amazon will send a portion of the sale monies to FINS! Just enroll and be sure to use this Amazon web address anytime you…
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We had over 140 donors turn out for our Italian Dinner and Auction. Everyone got a complementary glass of red wine and had a delicious buffet meal with dessert. We had set a goal of making around $10,000 for the IN Program, and actually ended up above $15,000. We will be presenting a check to…
Read MoreFINS Silent Auction Items- Website version (1)
Read MoreTher are only 5 weeks until the FINS Italian Supper and Auction Fundraiser. We need everyone to be diligently reaching out to family and acquantances to buy tickets to the dinner. We need to sell 100 tickets to break even on the food and venue costs. Take the time to support Independence Network, the students…
Read MoreAuction and Raffle Items for FINS Annual Raffle and Auction
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4ACAA0C2-65C2-496A-91C1-6A502A3D8EB8.medium (1) Independence Network has arranged for weight trainers with the help our our aides to work with the students who can most benefit from this therapy. Weight training is beneficial to those who need to move in and out of wheelchairs or into cars or bath/shower. It helps those that are pre-diabetic to maintain…
Read MoreSeveral years ago, FINS nominated Independence Network for the San Jose Mercury News Wishbook. We were fortunate to be one of the chosen recipients of funds, and received around $20,000 for new computers and to fund Zumba and the weightlifting programs. We nominated IN every year since but have not been chosen. We again nominated…
Read MoreAnother school year is coming to a close at end of June. It has been a very successful year as every one is pitching in and working for the common goal of preparing the students for more enriched experiences in the world according to their abilities. A few notes: Kathy Martarano is retiring at the…
Read MoreIndependence Network Events
July 5, 2019 was the Annual Awards and Pizza celebration of another year for the 2018-2019 school year. Each class presented awards to every student and aide in the 3 classes. The awards were appropriate to the advances that each student made in the last 12 months. Several students were missing because of the holidays,…
Read MoreFINS Silent Auction Items- Website version (1)
Read MoreTher are only 5 weeks until the FINS Italian Supper and Auction Fundraiser. We need everyone to be diligently reaching out to family and acquantances to buy tickets to the dinner. We need to sell 100 tickets to break even on the food and venue costs. Take the time to support Independence Network, the students…
Read MoreAuction and Raffle Items for FINS Annual Raffle and Auction
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