news and AnnounCEMENTS

MCEE announces winner of 2020-21 MUSD grant 

October 27, 2020. MCEE announces the winner of its MUSD $5K grant for its second year (2020-21 school year). There were 4 applications and the Mattos was the most inspiring. Congratulations to the Mattos PTA.

thank you - MCEE receives grant from lam research

We wish to thank Lam Research for their generous donation of $5,000 for our programs in inspiring students to explore STEAM. It is these community donations that allow us to offer the programs that we have and make them successful.

2020 danny Lau scholarships

We are proud of our two winners for the Danny Lau Memorial Scholarship for 2020, Ginnie Lo and Jenny Pham. We wish them success in their future endeavors in furthering their education. We also want to thank our board member, Jessie Keung for administrating the scholarship this year, and for our judges, Marsha Grilli, Cheryl Jordan, and Rakhi Israni for reading the 14 submitted essays. 

Girls of Magic - 2020

On May 20, the MAGIC class of 2020, completed their presentations of their projects, culminating their journey into STEAM. More Active Girls in Computing, or MAGIC is run by magic.org, who is a partner with MCEE to bring this program to MUSD. It pairs a working professional woman with our middle school girls and they meet on a weekly basis to explore STEAM. This is our 3rd  year offering the program and we're proud to continue to inspire our young girls in the world of STEAM. Our eight students demonstrated presentation skills as well as some awesome projects. Congratulations to all the girls and a huge thank you to the Mentors, our Program Managers, and the MAGIC organization for their continued partnership. 

MCEE HOSTs a new scholarship: cal Hills community scholarship

The Milpitas Commuity Educational Endowment is honored to host a new scholarship starting this year, the Cal Hills Community Scholarship. We have created a new home page for the scholarship, which can be found here​. We hope that you can join scholarships founders Bob Nunez and Guan Alisantosa support this awesome scholarship to help our Cal Hill students succeed in their future goals.

Looking for volunteers

As we grow, we are in need of dedicated volunteers with some specific skills:​​
  • Auditor - someone familiar with reviewing financial statements, taxes, and financial processes.
  • Board Member - with Marketing / CPA skillset. Requirement to attend quarterly board meetings in addition to quarterly general meetings.
So, if you have a passion for our mission, and want to give back to the community, MCEE offers a great opportunity to continue building a legacy of supporting our kids in Milpitas. Contact us at info@mceefoundation.org if you are interested.

Upcoming events

  • March 13, 2021 - Opening of the 2021 Virtual STEAM showcase
  • April 7, 2021 - Last Parent Seminar of the year, 7pm
  • April 18, 2021 - Danny Lau Memorial Scholarship applications DUE

MCEE announces winners of the inaugural milpitas strong art contest

​Special thanks to our judges:
  • ​John Agg - City of Milpitas, Chair, Art Commission
  • Donnie Eiland, Executive Producer, "54: The Story of Sunnyhills"
  • James Coulson, Art Teacher, Rancho Middle School
In partnership with the Milpitas Beat, and the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce, we are proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Milpitas Strong Art Contest: We want to thank all who participated in our inaugural Milpitas Strong Art Contest. 
  • 1st Place: Adult T-shirt: Leslie D.
  • 2nd Place: Adult T-shirt: Cory C.
  • 1st Place: Adult Logo: Kelsey M.
  • 2nd Place: Adult Logo: Theresa C.
  • 1st Place: Student T-shirt: Kaelynn T.
  • 2nd Place: Student T-shirt: Adam H.
  • 3rd Place: Student T-shirt: Kamille C.
The 1st place winners receive $100, 2nd place winners receive $50, and 3rd place winners receive $25.

To see the artwork, check out the contest page or check out the article in the Milpitas Beat.

MCEE Parent conversations - video replay FEb 10, 2021

Here is the replay from our Parent Conversations in February - Paying for College beyond FAFSA
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Our next parent seminar is scheduled for March.  Stay tuned for the registration flyer.

MCEE on track with its 5 year goals, Need your support to double endowment

This past year was especially challenging given the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost all of our fundraising activities had to be shut down during the Shelter In Place order. We were fortunate that we had already applied for grants, and had pledged donations before the Shelter in Place that allowed us to actually exceed our $20,000 annual goal for last year. We expect that the first half of the year will continue to be very difficult to do fundraising, so we are looking at alternatives. We plan on leaving our five year fundraising goal is to double the size of the endowment from $100,000 to $200,000 in the next 5 years (by June 2024). This will allow us to provide a $10,000 annual grant to the Milpitas Unified School District, compared to our current annual grant of $5,000. Please join us with your support (financial or volunteering) and ideas. Feel free to reach us at info@mceefoundation.org

NEw indirect wayS to raise funds for MCEE

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Use goodsearch to donate a penny per search to the Milpitas Community Educational Endowment.

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