PEF: Support from Coast to Coast: Massachusetts Students Rally for Pasadena

Photo courtesy of Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF)

Following the Eaton Fire, the Pasadena Unified School District and Pasadena Educational Foundation have felt an outpouring of support from near and far—including a heartwarming effort from Happy Hollow Elementary School in Wayland, Massachusetts. This spring, the fifth-grade student council at Happy Hollow organized a schoolwide fundraiser to benefit the Eaton Fire Response Fund.

From collecting donations and hosting events to writing heartfelt letters, these young students showed remarkable empathy and leadership. Pasadena is deeply thankful for their kindness and for reminding us that community can stretch across the country.

Learn more about their inspiring efforts here: https://pasedfoundation.org/2025/06/27/happy-hollow-elementary-penny-fundraiser/.

Pasadena Educational Foundation

Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for public education, engages the community, and develops resources to support excellence and equity for all Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) students. Whether it be through the arts, music, health centers, gardens, or STEM programs they support, PEF is dedicated to creating a better future for the public school students of Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre.

Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF), 351 South Hudson Ave. RM 153, Pasadena, (626) 396-3625 or visit pasedfoundation.org.