Albany Public Schools Foundation

North Albany IGA Summer Block party
2025-06-14 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | North Albany IGA, 621 NW Hickory St., Albany, OR, 97321, United States
The North Albany IGA Supermarket is having a Summer Block Party!
Saturday, June 14th from 10am-2pm
This is a FREE event
Featuring vendors & local businesses, games & prizes, and lots of fun!
The APSF will be there with a booth!

Happy Independence Day!
2025-07-04
The APSF office will be closed for the 4th of July.
We hope you enjoy the holiday weekend with your friends and family!

Amazon Prime Day - Shop for Peely's!
2025-07-08 - 2025-07-11
Amazon Prime Day is July 8-11th
There are some great deals on school supplies during this sale, make sure to check out our Amazon Wish List and shop for Peely’s Teacher Supply House!
See Peely’s Teacher Supply House Amazon Wishlist
Please have items sent to our physical address:
Albany Public Schools Foundation
2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE
Room #10
Albany, OR 97322

Peely's Summer School Supply Drive
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-31
August 1-31

Donate new, unused, and unopened school supplies for GAPS teachers in ALL grades!
Starting Fall 2025, Peely’s Teacher Supply House is expanding to provide school and classroom supplies for GAPS teachers in ALL grades, up through 12th grade. We need help stocking inventory to help supply our teachers with the things they need for the coming school year!
Most Requested School Supplies:
Construction paper, highlighters, pencil top erasers, hand sanitizer (8oz.+), disinfecting wipes, markers (all types), colored sharpies, dry erase markers, dry erase erasers, facial tissue
Participating Dropoff Locations:

Oregon State Credit Union – North Albany Location
Citizens Bank – 14th Ave SE Albany Location
Mid Valley Physical Therapy
F45 Fitness – North Albany
Willamette Valley Bank
Albany Public Schools Foundation Office (2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE, Room #10, Albany, OR 97322)

See all needed supplies and learn more at:
https://albanypsf.org/what-we-do/resource-center/donations/

Also a special thank you to these businesses for participating with internal supply drives:

ATI | Clayton Homes | Pacific Power | Albany Senior Living by Cogir

APSF SPECIAL APPEARANCES
We’ll have a table in front of these Albany locations to collect school supplies as you shop!

BIMART – Saturday, August 2nd, 10am-3pm
WALMART – Saturday, August 9th, 10am-3pm
FRED MEYER – Saturday, August 16th, 10am-3pm

APSF in front of Bi-Mart
2025-08-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Bi-Mart Albany, 2272 SE Santiam Hwy., Albany, OR, 97322, United States
The APSF will have a table in front of the Albany Bi-Mart!
Saturday, August 2nd
10am-3pm
We will be handing out shopping lists asking people to buy school supplies to donate to Peely’s Teacher Supply House for our Summer School Supply Drive.

Lunch and Learn - CANCELLED
2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Linn-Benton Community College, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany, OR, 97321, United States
RMDs and QCDs: Tax Benefits & Charitable Giving

August 13, 2025

This event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

APSF in front of Fred Meyer
2025-08-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Fred Meyer Albany, 2500 Santiam Hwy SE, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
The APSF will have a table in front of the Albany Fred Meyer!
Saturday, August 16th
10am-3pm
We will be handing out shopping lists asking people to buy school supplies to donate to Peely’s Teacher Supply House for our Summer School Supply Drive.

Peely's Open for Orders for All Grades
2025-08-25
Peely’s Teacher Supply House is Expanding to serve all grades (Pre-K – 12th) starting August 25th
TEACHERS REGISTER NOW AND READ FAQ’s ON OUR WEBSITE
albanypsf.org/what-we-do/resource-center/teachers/
Albanypsf.org >What We Do >Peely’s Teacher Supply House >Teachers
Free school and classroom supplies for GAPS teachers
Peely’s Teacher Supply House is a program of the Albany Public Schools Foundation that helps provide FREE school and classroom supplies for GAPS teachers. In our first year of being open to Pre-K to 5th grade, we have saved GAPS teachers nearly $15,000 from out of pocket expenses on school supplies.

Mid-Valley Car Culture School Supply Drive
2025-08-30 13:00 - 17:00
A huge thank you to the Mid-Valley Car Culture Club for holding a special school supply drive for Peely’s Teacher Supply House!
1pm-5pm
Located at Tiger Lights in Tangent, OR
33977 OR-99E, Tangent, OR 97389
From their Facebook Page:
Excited to announce our annual Back to School drive! In association with Peely’s Teacher Supply House.
All cars welcome, please bring your ride out to show off for the kids!
No car to show off? bring your family to help vote on cars and drop off a donation item!
Last year, Peely’s saved teachers upwards of $15,000 out of pocket cost from the materials gathered and that was only going up to grade 5!This year they are supporting all the way up to the 12th grade!
Please refer to the images shared going over the Do’s and Don’ts for what donation items.
We highly encourage the whole family to come to this one so kids can vote for their favorite car!
This year we will be auctioning off ride alongs (more info to come)

Please check out Peely’s page to see other ways you can contribute to their cause.
https://albanypsf.org/what-we-do/resource-center/
As always we ask you toRespect the spotNo RevvingNo Burnouts

APSF Hosts Greeters
2025-09-18 08:00 - 09:30 | Albany Public Schools Foundation, 2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE Room #10, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
The APSF will be hosting Greeters for the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce!
Thursday, September 18th
8:15am
This event is only open to members and potential members of the Albany Chamber.

APSF at the Albany Business Extravaganza
2025-09-24 14:00 - 18:00 | Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Rd E., Albany, OR, 97322
The APSF will have a booth at the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce’s – Albany Business Extravaganza!
Wednesday, September 24th
This event will be open to the public from 2-6pm at the Linn County Expo Center
FREE to attend!

iCelebrate Kids Benefit Gala Fundraiser
2025-10-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Rd E., Albany, OR, 97322
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
Linn County Expo Center
The iCelebrate Kids Benefit Gala is a dinner and live auction to support the activities and programs of the Albany Public Schools Foundation. The evening includes a catered dinner, silent and live auctions, a wine pull, and the famous Dessert Dash!
This year’s theme is “Ignite a Future of Possibilities” as we showcase our different programs that support the students and teachers in our community.
Registration Deadline is Friday, October 10th
Please note that iCelebrate Kids is a 21 and over event.
ATTIRE: Semi-Formal
TICKETS:

$80 per person
$600 for a table of 8
BUSINESSES: Sponsor a table for $750 and get 8 guests & drink tickets + sponsorship benefits

North Albany IGA Holiday Open House
2025-11-08 11:00 - 14:00 | North Albany IGA, 621 NW Hickory St., Albany, OR, 97321, United States
The APSF will be the North Albany IGA’s Holiday Open House
Saturday, November 8th
11am-2pm

Lunch & Learn Evening Edition
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Comfort Inn Suites, 100 Opal Ct, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
7pm-8pm
Located at Comfort Inn Suites of Albany
Free to attend!
Coffee and desserts will be provided.
Guest Speaker: Eric King, CFP, Bridges Wealth Management
Topic: Navigating the Complicated PERS Retirement System
Focusing on the PERS retirement process and how to blend pension income with social security and other retirement assets in a tax efficient manner. Topics also covered are things that people should be considering as they approach retirement.

Who should attend: All GAPS Staff are invited! It’s never too early to start planning your retirement! Recommended to attend if you’re within ~5 years of retirement.
Thanks to our sponsor: Bridges Wealth Management
RSVP on our Website

Bottle Drop Holiday Give 2025
2025-11-15 - 2025-12-02
Recycle for a Reason this Holiday Season!
From November 15-December 2 2025, turn in Blue Bags for the Albany Public Schools Foundation, or Donate to the APSF through your Green Bag account – and Bottle Drop will MATCH your donation by 20%!
Pick up as many Blue Bags as you want for FREE – email marketing@albanypsf.org or call 541-979-2773
Learn more about the Holiday Give campaign HERE

Christmas Storybook Land
2025-11-29 - 2025-12-21
The APSF is sponsoring a scene at Christmas Storybook Land again this year – Look for The Schoolhouse!
We’ll also be doing a special volunteer shift with our staff and board on December 19th from 5-8pm, so come say hello!
Visit their website to learn more about them and catch special events! christmasstorybookland.org
Admission is free to everyone, but a donation of canned food for Fish of Albany food bank is gladly accepted.

November 29th – December 21st
Saturday & Sunday:
10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday:

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

iRun for Kids Early Bird Registration
2025-12-01 - 2026-01-31
Don’t miss out on Early Bird Registration for iRun for Kids!

iRun for Kids: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Early Bird Registration: Dec. 1 – Jan. 31
Regular registration price: Feb. 1 – March 12
Online Registration ends March 12.

Visit https://albanypsf.org/events/irun-for-kids/ to learn more and register!
STUDENTS (Price does not change)

Little Leprechaun Dash (K-2nd grade): $10
5K & 10 Mile: $20

ADULTS – EARLY BIRD (12/1 – 1/31)

5K: $40
10 Mile: $55

ADULTS – REGULAR PRICE (2/1 – 3/12)

5K: $50
10 Mile: $65

Albany Downtown Twice Around Parade
2025-12-06 17:00 - 19:00
The APSF will be in the Albany Downtown Twice Around Parade!
Saturday, December 6th
5pm-7pm
See full event details on the Albany Downtown Association’s website here

Monthly Round up at the North Albany IGA
2026-01-01 - 2026-01-31 | North Albany IGA, 621 NW Hickory St., Albany, OR, 97321, United States
The APSF is the January recipient of the North Albany IGA’s Monthly Round Up! Round up your change at the register to donate directly to us.

Albany Nonprofit Networking Event (ANNE)
2026-01-15 11:30 - 13:30 | Boys & Girls Club of Albany, 1215 Hill St SE, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
The APSF will have a booth at ANNE – the Albany Nonprofit Networking Event, located at the Boys & Girls Club of Albany.
Community time to come visit nonprofit booths is from 11:30am-1:30pm.
This is a free event.

Peely's Open House and Odds & Ends Room Shopping
2026-01-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Albany Public Schools Foundation, 2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE Room #10, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
Come shop our Odds & Ends Room, and get a tour of Peely’s!
Friday, January 30th| 9am-5pm | APSF Office (2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE. Room #10, Albany 97322)

The Odds & Ends Room is Open to ALL Teachers in the Greater Albany Public Schools District (School ID Required)
Tours of Peely’s is open to the community! We welcome everyone to come take a look to see how we operate.

The Odds and Ends room contains items NOT found listed online for Peely’s Teacher Supply House!
You never know what you’ll find in this room… there might be organizational supplies, a box of envelopes, a box of odd crayons that we wouldn’t normally buy, or maybe even some classroom decorations!
This is a special event for Peely’s that will become more regularly offered as we grow. We will now be offering Odds & Ends Shopping once per semester. Odds & Ends Shopping will not count against your once per semester Peely’s Supply orders.
These items are first come, first served.

Scholarship Applications OPEN
2026-02-13 - 2026-03-13
2026 Scholarship Applications Open
Application period is open February 13th to March 13th.
For questions, please email programs@albanypsf.org or call 541-979-2773 x3
To learn more, Please Visit albanypsf.org/what-we-do/scholarships/
Who Can Apply?

Open to ALL Graduating GAPS Seniors, Regardless of GPA
ANY Accredited College, University or Trade School, or Major!
One application works for over 100 scholarships

Please Note: Applicants must use a personal email address when creating account, not their GAPS student email.

Bilingual Scholarship Info Session
2026-02-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Calapooia Middle School, 830 24th Ave. SE, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
Join us for our Bilingual Scholarship Info Session!
Sponsored by the GAPS Welcome Center
Thursday, February 19th
5:30pm
Calapooia Middle School
All GAPS Seniors and Parents Welcome to Attend!
West, South & AOS
Presentation will be given in both English and Spanish
APSF Scholarship Applications Open February 13 – March 13

Learn how to apply
Learn how the selection process works
Have your questions answered

Questions?
English: Andrea Recek, APSF | 541-979-2773 ext. 3 | programs@albanypsf.org
Spanish: Karina Balvaneda, GAPS Welcome Center | 541-704-2376 | karina.balvaneda@albany.k12.or.us

¡Únase a nosotros para nuestra sesión de información sobre becas bilingües!
Patrocinado por el Centro de Bienvenida de GAPS.
Jueves, 19 de febrero
5:30pm
Escuela secundaria Calapooia
¡Todos los estudiantes de último año y padres de GAPS están invitados a asistir!
West, South y AOS
La presentación se realizará en inglés y español
Solicitudes de becas de APSF abiertas del 13 de febrero al 13 de marzo

Aprenda cómo solicitar la beca
Conozca el proceso de selección
Obtenga respuestas a sus preguntas

¿Preguntas?
Inglés: Andrea Recek, APSF | 541-979-2773 ext. 3 | programs@albanypsf.org
Español: Karina Balvaneda, Centro de Bienvenida de GAPS | 541-704-2376 | karina.balvaneda@albany.k12.or.us

Scholarship Applications CLOSE
2026-03-13
2026 Scholarship Applications Close at 11:59pm (Midnight) on March 13th
Application period is open February 13th to March 13th
For questions, please email programs@albanypsf.org or call 541-979-2773 x3
To learn more, Please Visit albanypsf.org/what-we-do/scholarships/

iRun for Kids Packet Pickup
2026-03-13 16:00 - 18:00 | West Albany High School, 2100 SW Elm St, Albany, OR, 97321, United States
iRun for Kids – PACKET PICKUP
Friday, March 13th
Located at the West Albany High School Track Ticket Booth on Elm St.
4pm-6pm

Pickup your runner’s bib, swag bag, and T-shirt (if you registered in time to get one/order one)
Includes ALL THREE races: Little Leprechaun Dash, 5K, and 10 Mile race

If you pick up your packets on Friday, you DO NOT need to check in at registration on Saturday morning
LITTLE LEPRECHAUN DASH

Kids running in the Little Leprechaun Dash get an extra-special goodie before the race starts. Make sure to stop by the Little Leprechaun Tent Saturday Morning!

Vintage iRun Swag will be Available for Purchase at Packet Pickup

Previous year’s iRun T-shirts and sweatshirts will be available for purchase when you pick up your packets Friday night!
Cash and card accepted. Limited change available.
Prices:

Sweatshirts: $15 adults, $10 youth sizes
T-shirts: $10 adults, $5 youth sizes

If you cannot make it to Friday Packet Pickup:
We will open Registration on Saturday morning on the day of the event (3/14) from 8am-9am. You may pick up your packet the morning of if necessary. We HIGHLY recommend picking up your packets on Friday evening if possible, as Saturday morning gets very busy and the lines can get long with people registering for the event that morning.

iRun for Kids 2026
2026-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | West Albany High School, 2100 SW Elm St, Albany, OR, 97321, United States
iRun is a 5K and 10 mile race fundraiser for the Albany Public Schools Foundation, and helps support our programs and activities.
Saturday, March 14th
Races start at 9am!
Located at the West Albany High School Track
Registration open soon
Currently seeking sponsors for this event. Please contact marketing@albanypsf.org if interested.
For even more details on this event visit albanypsf.org/event/irun-for-kids/

Linn County Flea Market
2026-03-21 08:00 - 14:30 | Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Rd E., Albany, OR, 97322
The APSF will be at the Linn County Flea Market!
Saturday, March 21st, 2026
8:00am – 9:00am Early Shoppers $10 *cash only
9:00am – 2:30pm Regular Admission $5 *cash only
Children 12 & under are free

Located at the Linn County Fairgrounds in the Santiam Building
3700 Knox Butte Rd E, Albany, OR 97322
FREE PARKING

Peely's Spring School Supply Drive
2026-04-01 - 2026-04-30 | Albany Public Schools Foundation, 2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE Room #10, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
Spring School Supply Drive for Peely’s Teacher Supply House!
April 1-30
Help Our Students Finish the School Year Strong!
Throughout the month of April, purchase school supplies for Peely’s Teacher Supply House to help our students finish the year strong! We need your help to restock our shelves with school and classroom supplies of all kinds.
You can shop our wishlists online at Amazon, Walmart, and Target to easily purchase and ship supplies directly to the APSF.
Visit our website at albanypsf.org to see all needed supplies and learn more.
SUPPLY DROPSITES

Albany Public Schools Foundation Office – 2953 Clover Ridge Rd. NE, Room #10, Albany, OR 97322
Oregon State Credit Union, North Albany Branch – 625 NW Hickory St, Albany, OR 97321
Willamette Valley Bank – 1970 SE 14th Ave, Albany, OR 97322
People’s Bank – 333 SE Lyon St SE, Albany, OR 97321
Selco Community Credit Union – 1823 14th Ave SE, Albany, OR 97322
Mid-Willamette Family YMCA – 3201 Pacific Blvd SW, Albany, OR 97321
Other drop sites TBD

MOST NEEDED SUPPLIES

Disinfecting Wipes
Hand sanitizer (8oz+)
Tissues
Dry Erase Markers/Erasers
Black & Colored Sharpies
Post-It Notes
Highlighters
Glue sticks
Pink & Pencil top erasers
Other basic school supplies

See all donation needs here: https://albanypsf.org/what-we-do/resource-center/donations/

Bottle Drop Earth Week Give
2026-04-15 - 2026-04-26
Bottle Drop Earth Week Give 2026
APRIL 15-26
FILL UP AN APSF BLUE BAG
Fill up and drop off a blue APSF Bottle Drop bag at any Bottle Drop location.
DONATE ONLINE
Donate to the APSF through your Green Bag Account
bottledrop.com/fundraiser/albany-public-schools-foundation/
THE APSF GETS A 20% MATCH
For all donations given to the APSF through Bottle Drop from April 15-26, Bottle Drop will give us a 20% match!
Blue Bags are FREE!
Call us at 541-979-2773 or email marketing@albanypsf.org to schedule pickup.

iSwim for Kids 2026
2026-04-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Albany Community Pool, 2150 36th Ave SE, Albany, OR, 97322, United States
Join us for our next iSwim for Kids event on Saturday, April 25th, 2026!
This is a FREE event – but if participating students raise $40 or more, they get a T-shirt!
Each year, the Foundation hosts an iSwim for Kids event. Students obtain pledges for this event and swim at Albany Community Pool.
Half of the proceeds raised (after expenses) in the iSwim for Kids event go directly back to the schools of the swimmers. The other half of the funds are distributed through our classroom grants program. These grants help enhance education opportunities for students throughout our district.
Learn more details about this event by visiting albanypsf.org/events/iswim-for-kids/
