The Diman Bengal Education Foundation (DBEF) recently donated $5000 to Diman Regional to support the Mathematics Department with their purchase of iPads. In addition to the Foundation contribution, Bay Coast Bank contributed $800 toward this purchase. The iPads will be for each member of the Diman Math department and will connect with their SmartBoard system to display instructional math concepts to students who will have the ability to interactively react to the concepts from their desk. The added usefulness of total classroom mobility will enhance the instructors ability to display, […]
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The Auto Collision Technology shop is now able to use the latest technology for plastic repair with a 6th generation Polyvance Nitrocell. This was all made possible with a donation from the Diman Bengal Educational Foundation. Accepting the machinery at the shop as pictured below are; Polyvance representative and instructor, Michael Koren, Collision Tech Department head Kenny Sousa, LKQ/Keystone Corp. representatives Nelson Araujo, PBE sales, Brian Duffy, BDR sales manager, Sidney Urena, LKQ general manager, Mike Napert of the DBEF, and Bino Dos Santos, LKQ district sales manager.
After Diman’s 50th Committee banquet, the Diman Bengal Education Foundation (DBEF) voted to donate $7,150.00 of their proceeds to Diman Regional to help complete the purchase of a new van for the Electricity shop. Depicted in the photo below is Michael R. Napert and Brian Bentley, members of the DBEF’s Board of Directors, handing the van keys to Maria Torres, the Assistant Principal of Technical Affairs, in front of the new van.
AA Precision Machine Co. and the Diman Bengal Education Foundation recently donated a 3-D printer to the Machine Tool Technology program at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in memory of Brian David Levesque. Delivering the 3D printer were Arthur Arruda of Diman’s class of 1956, founder of AA Precision Machine, and company owners William Bosse, class of 1990, and Jeffrey Arruda, class of 1992.
Diman is thrilled to accept a Steel Dragon Tools 1224 Pipe Threading Machine for our Electricity Program through a generous donation from the Diman Bengal Education Foundation (DBEF), Rene Lachapelle (RALCO), and Jerry Donovan (Donovan Electric & Alarm, G & J Property Management). The machine was donated in memory of Emmanuel Gaspar, a 1993 graduate of the Electricity Program, who passed away while working for RALCO in 2001. Lachapelle donated it to honor Gaspar’s contribution to his then-startup company. Lachapelle and Donovan are vice chairmen on the DBEF and are […]
Diman Bengal Educational Foundation board members and Diman school officials gathered at the school on November 12, 2015 to announce the Foundation has contributed $53,500 towards the Physics Classroom/Lab Renovation Project. The Foundation’s contribution reflects funding from Bank Five, Bay Coast Bank, Rodgers Family Foundation, Fall River Rotary Club, 1972 Diman graduate Frank Santos and funds from the Foundation’s general fund. Started in July of 2013, the Foundation has provided funding for three other projects at the school. These include a Customer Service Center in the Automotive Technology Shop, a […]
At a brief ceremony on Diman’s football/soccer field, Diman Bengal Education Foundation officials presented a $12,000 check to assist with renovation of Diman’s main sports field. The field is expected to be ready for use before the end of the football season, according to the company that is doing the work: Sports Turf Specialties. Since becoming a non-profit in 2013, the Foundation has contributed funds toward seven school projects. Foundation board members who attended the presentation included Paul Medeiros, Edward Hill, Jerry Gunner, Rene Lachapelle, Richard Urban, Roger Dugal, Steve […]
Recently at Diman Regional, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to dedicate the newly built dining terrace that is connected to the school’s restaurant, Room 251. The site was dedicated to Frank Santos, a 1972 Diman Culinary Arts graduate. Santos has been a board member and major contributor of the Diman Bengal Education Foundation since it started in 2013. In his professional life he is CFO/Vice President of Rosen Resorts & Hotels in Orlando Florida. The terrace was built with funds from the school budget, Foundation contribution and an allocation […]
The Diman Bengal Education Foundation recently held a fundraising event to celebrate 5 years as a successful foundation. With the funds gained from this event along with sponsorship provided by BayCoast Bank, the foundation was able to fully fund dual monitors for the Business Technology shop.
Recently Diman Regional earned preliminary approval from the Mass Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education to offer a Medical Assistant Program. This new career training for high school students would require Diman to absorb all start up expenses, including instructor salary, room modifications and training materials. Prima CARE, St Anne’s Hospital, Bay Coast Bank and the Diman Bengal Education Foundation have combined financial resources to assist Diman with the estimated expenses for the training materials. Representatives for the four organizations and Diman presented the school with a $17,800 donation.