Chatham Trivia Night Fundraiser
Chatham Education Foundation
The Chatham Education Foundation (CEF) attracted more than 350 contestants to attend Trivia Night’s ten rounds of brainteasers on the event’s tenth anniversary. Each team handled questions with varying degrees of success and one collective goal – to raise funds for Chatham’s six public schools. CEF raised more than $30K from Trivia Night toward curriculum-enhancing teacher and administrator grants that would not otherwise be funded by the school district’s limited budget.
On Saturday November 4th, 32 teams filled the Chatham High School gym in creative themed costumes, coordinating table decor, and plenty of food and beverage to fuel the team spirit. There was no shortage of imagination with such team names as Chatham Quiz-ine, Barbie “Ken” Beat You At Trivia, Let’s Get Quizzical!, National Lampoon’s Quizmas Vacation, and This Means Wario.
The Best Overall Winner was awarded to “You’re a Quizzard Harry,” and its contestants dressed asHarry Potter characters. Best Dressed was awarded to the “Stay Tuned” team and contestants dressed as the movie cast. “The Geek Gods,” who dressed in togas and sipped from vintage wine cups in a Parthenon-inspired atmosphere, took home Best Table Décor.
CEF extends its sincerest gratitude to the following volunteers, event sponsors and friends of CEF for making Trivia Night a huge success:
Trivia Night Emcee: Chris Tomaino; CEF’s Events & Fundraising Chair: Andrea Caserta; Trivia game masters and program producers: Zahrah Khan, Nona LeRoux, and Erik Metviner; Guest judge: Tracey Tango of Art with Heart; Event sponsors: Debbie Woerner Real Estate Team of Coldwell Banker, Dr. Barbara Fodero of Chatham Orthodontics, Dave Weaving of StretchLab, and Brian Siegel Architects; Audio visual support: Summit Soundz; Fine photography: Christopher & Alan Routh
As CEF closes the chapter on another memorable Trivia Night, the attention now turns to another special anniversary. Save the date for CEF’s 30th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday April 27, 2024, at Park Avenue Club.
Chatham Education Foundation has funded over $1,7 million in grants directly to the School District of the Chathams since its inception.In addition to annual grant funding of $100,000, CEF has established an endowment to provide a permanent source of funding for grants for generations of students.The CEF is a 501c(3) charity and all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. To learn more please visit the CEF website at chathamedfoundation.org.
