2026 Annual Appeal
Supporting Infrastructure & Beautification at EVCS
Dear EVCS Community,
What a year 2025-2026 has been! In addition to another wonderful year of students learning, connecting, and growing, we have had the privilege of recognizing our 20th Anniversary. As a year full of reflection and celebration begins to come to a close, we are looking onward towards not just the 2026-2027 school year, but what might EVCS look like when we celebrate our 40th Anniversary and beyond?
We are honored to call two beautiful campuses home. Our Days Park Campus sits at the foot of vibrant Allentown, nestled among an iconic neighborhood and one of Buffalo’s own Frederick Law Olmsted’s pocket parks. Our Hertel Campus borders the historic and proud Black Rock neighborhood, featuring a grand, sprawling campus with ample greenery and an impressive soccer field.
While thinking of the future of EVCS, we cannot understate the importance of these physical spaces and how we don’t just maintain our buildings and school grounds, but adapt, grow, and change each campus to continue to meet the needs and interests of students, staff, families, and our broader EVCS community.
That is why, for this year’s Annual Appeal, we are fundraising for the infrastructure and beautification of our campuses. From short term projects like painting walls, mulching, and maintaining fields to longer term projects like new lockers, greenspaces, and more, your contribution will directly support the future of our campuses.
Consider a gift today to the Elmwood Village Charter School Annual Appeal:
Want to donate via check? Pay to the order of Elmwood Village Charter Schools and for the memo line write ‘Annual Appeal 2026’.
Checks can be mailed to:
ATTN: Cheyenne Ketter - Franklin
Elmwood Village Charter Schools
665 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo NY 14207
Thank you for your consideration in supporting EVCS.
We’re looking forward to finishing out a strong academic year and preparing for the collective future of our campuses.
Sincerely,
Danielle Bruno, Director of Schools
Liz Evans, Director of Operations
Anne Wechsler, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Katie Istas, EVCS Days Park Acting Principal
Josette Smith, EVCS Days Park Acting Assistant Principal
Sara Corona, EVCS Hertel Principal
Brandon Williamson, EVCS Hertel Assistant Principal