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Tickets in the Grand Ballroom for our 2021 Fall Author Event featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are SOLD OUT, but we still want you to join us! Because of the overwhelming response, we will once again be opening up additional seats in an adjacent conference room, where you will be served a full dinner and watch the author presentation on a live audiovisual feed. Tickets will be discounted to $70/seat. Ticket holders are also invited to participate in the social hour prior to the event, as well as the book-signing at the conclusion. Tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

Additionally, you may call our office at 801-737-7305 or email us at ogdenschoolfoundation@ogdensd.org to be placed on a waiting list for the main room. Thank you for your continued support of our Fall Author Event!

 

Join us on November 4, 2021, for our biggest author yet: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! Due to ongoing public health conditions, it is unknown if seating for this event will be limited, so we strongly encourage you to purchase your tickets early.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit our Fall Author Page by clicking here.

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you (and thank you again!), to all of our Fall Author sponsors for still coming through for the students in Ogden in spite of our event being canceled. Our hearts are full of gratitude for the generosity that continues to be shown to the children of our community during these uncertain times. There's nowhere else we'd rather be than right here in Ogden!

 

We are excited to announce a new opportunity to support the students at Ben Lomond High School! Each year, as many as 150 students at BLHS do not have the $30 registration fee required to enroll in concurrent enrollment classes, which enables high school students to receive college credit during high school. This not only saves money for the student in the future, but often provides the first impetus for a student to attain higher education opportunities. One such student was Class of 2011 Alum Jose Chacon.

As a high school junior, Jose was unable to cover the $30 registration fee for the Weber State University Concurrent Enrollment  Program for his American History class, but his teacher, Mr. Doug Stephens, quietly paid the fee so that Jose could earn the college credit. Mr. Stephens let Jose know that "we couldn't let a few dollars stop you." Since that time, Jose was the first in his family to graduate from high school, the first to go on to college, and has earned a degree in Chemistry from WSU. He made a promise to himself that one day, he would pay it forward. "I want to build a future where money is not an issue for children to dare to dream," he said.

Jose has made good on his promise, making the first donation to the newly established Jose Chacon Dare to Dream Fund in Honor of Mr. Doug Stephens, but we need your help to reach our goal of $5,000 so that we can help even more deserving BLHS students on their path to educational success!

To make a donation, visit our Donation Page here. Select the Jose Chacon Dare to Dream Fund in Honor of Mr. Doug Stephens from the dropdown menu.

 

Our community partners are the best! Young Automotive Group teams from Avis Car Sales, Young Mazda, and Young Hyundai presented donations to members of our Executive Committee at our February Board Meeting as part of their Young Caring For Our Young Program. We appreciate their continued support and commitment to education in Ogden!