Penn Manor Education Foundation

New Town Food & Spirits sponsored a Christmas in July event where they asked guests and employees to stuff backpacks with everything Penn Manor students will need for Back to School.

According to General Manager, Kayla Miller, “We want to support the school district that has supported us the past 2 years and counting.”

Penn Manor social worker, Joy Meley, and PMEF Executive Director, Jan Mindish, picked up nine backpacks stuffed with school supplies that will be distributed to students.
Thank you New Town for your support of Penn Manor students. PMEF appreciates the ongoing support of our generous community.

PMEF appreciated the opportunity to speak to all PMSD employees at Opening Day today. We thanked our generous staff for their support of PMEF and shared information on the grant application process.

Enjoy a few photos of Penn Manor’s amazing staff taken during breaks in the sessions.
PMEF wishes Penn Manor staff and students a terrific school year!

PMEF was proud to participate in the 15th Annual Back-to-School event at Penn Medicine Park on Sunday.
Hosted by state Reps Rivera and Smith-Wade-El, eligible students in their districts received backpacks, clothing, shoes, haircuts, and school supplies. They also enjoyed food, music and games.
PMEF worked with Penn Manor social workers to stock our tables with school supplies and fun items to start the school year off on a positive note.
Enjoy a few photos from the event.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Millersville Night Out on a beautiful evening on August 4. Enjoy a few more photos from the evening.
PMEF appreciates everyone in the community who stopped by our table to chat while their kids picked up some fun items.
It was a terrific opportunity to meet folks from other community organizations, talk with our donors, Penn Manor alumni, community and businesses.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Millersville Night Out on a beautiful evening on August 4.
PMEF appreciates everyone in the community who stopped by our table to chat while their kids picked up some fun items.
It was a terrific opportunity to meet folks from other community organizations, talk with our donors, Penn Manor alumni, community and businesses.
Enjoy photos from the evening.
We’ll share more photos tomorrow.

PMEF will again participate in the Millersville Night Out on August 4 from 6:00-8:00 pm.
We will have fun giveaways for the kids plus some cool PMEF items for adults.

Enjoy a few photos from last year’s event. We hope to can attend on Tuesday.
Stop by the PMEF tent to say Hi!

Another field trip story today! AP Spanish and Honors Spanish 4 students traveled to Harrisburg to see two performances of the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet.

According to teacher Katharine Rodriguez, “the ballet connects students with various aspects of Hispanic cultures. The first show was a tour of Latin America via famous genres of music from different countries. The second performance focused on traditional sounds of Spain, integrating iconic cultural elements into the show.”

In 2025-26, PMEF distributed over $140,000 in Venture Grant funding that impacted students in every building in the Penn Manor School District.

Enjoy a few more photos from the Magic and Wonder field trip.
Eshleman principal, Melissa Mealy, applied for a grant to support a school wide field trip for the Magic and Wonder for All dinner theater experience.
The goal was to promote collaboration, mentoring and team building. PMEF funding covered transportation for the trip.

In 2025-26, PMEF distributed over $140,000 in Venture Grant funding that impacted students in every building in the Penn Manor School District.