Who was E.P. Foster

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#339900" FACE="Arial" ><B>EP Foster Elementary School  </B></FONT><B>20 Pleasant Place</B><B> </B><B>Ventura CA,  93001    Phone: (805) 641-5420      Fax: (805) 641-5390</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="043a3620.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Web Site Title"><U><U>Home</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.venturausd.org/esd/studentfees/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.venturausd.org/esd/studentfee"><U><U>Student Fees</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our School Vision"><U><U>Our School Vision</U></U></A> / <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nuestra Vision"><U><U>Nuestra Vision Escolar</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who was E.P. Foster"><U><U>Who was E.P. Foster?</U></U></A></div> <div> <U> </U><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Staff"><U><U>E.P. Foster' s Exceptional Staff </U></U></A><U>/ </U><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Facultad Excepcional de E.P. Foster"><U><U>Facultad Excepcional de E.P. Foster</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Bulletin"><U><U>Monthly Bulletin</U></U></A><U>/</U><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boletin Mensual"><U><U>Boletin Mensual</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar of Events"><U><U>Calendar of Events</U></U></A><U>/</U><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendario de Eventos"><U><U>Calendario de Eventos</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PEAK"><U><U>PEAK </U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Support Matrix"><U><U>Student Support Matrix </U></U></A><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Matriz de Apoyo Estudiantil"><U><U>/Matriz de Apoyo Estudiantil</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Resources/Recursos Para Estudian"><U><U>Acad</U></U></A><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Resources/Recursos Para Estudian"><U><U>emic Resources/Recursos Academicos</U></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#99CC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Who was E.P. Foster?<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> E. P. Foster School is named after Eugene P. Foster, a man who helped shape our city and county into what it is today. He was a benefactor to community health and the general public, leaving us a legacy of parks, banks, hospitals, and community service. E. P. Foster donated many pieces of land and buildings around Ventura including Community Memorial Hospital, Foster Park, Camp Comfort, and a majority of Seaside Park, home to the fairgrounds. He was also instrumental in arranging for Steckel Park to become a gift to the community. His benevolence has touched us all in some way, and we at E. P. Foster School are proud to bear his name. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>