ASDF recruits, trains, clears & places community volunteers in PreK-3 classes to assist teachers with reading activities in alignment with ASD’s curriculum. We currently oversee 100+ volunteers throughout ASD classrooms.

Students write & illustrate a book, and ASDF pays for one copy for the student and one copy for the school library. Our student authors also have the opportunity to participate in a “Meet the Author’s” night!

The current endowed program serves Raub Middle School where students with the most improvement in reading each quarter are determined and ASDF gifts them with a book of their choice. ASDF is currently working to expand this opportunity to other schools.

ASDF funds & coordinates afterschool science clubs in two schools selected by the donor, including supplies, field trips, workshops and teacher stipends. ASDF is currently working to expand this program to other schools.

ASDF funds supplies, registration fees, transportation, teacher stipends and other costs associated with local, regional and state science fairs such as The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS).

ASDF funds supplies, registration fees, transportation, teacher stipends and other costs associated with National History Day competitions.

Activities vary from year to year but have included funding for trips to historical PA sites and Washington, DC.

ASDF funds and coordinates 6 to 8 session art programs led by local teaching artists specializing in murals, oil pastels and other art mediums.

ASDF funds 8 months of violin and viola lessons for Raub students led by staƯ from the Allentown Symphony Association’s El Sistema Program. (ASA has programs in other ASD schools with diƯerent funders.)

ASDF funds & coordinates 9 weeks of salsa and merengue lessons in ASD’s 4 middle schools culminating with a competition in the fall.

Performance groups from ASD high schools provide entertainment at the High Notes Gala and receive grants to help fund their programs.

ASDF funds & coordinates an end-of-year Broadway trip for High Notes Gala performers, crew and group directors.

ASDF serves as a conduit for a grant to help fund a competitive baseball program for ASD middle school students.

ASDF coordinates the TIG application and selection process and funds approximately 24 grants per year up to $1,200 each for special projects submitted by ASD educators.

ASDF coordinates & funds an achievement-based scholarship program for ASD graduating seniors including more than 60 expendable and endowed scholarships per year. Recipients are selected by staƯ from the three ASD high schools and LCTI.