The Piedmont Education Foundation’s Community Engagement Committee hosted an informal happy hour at 801 Magnolia before the first performance of the PHS fall play “Peter Pan and Wendy” on Thursday night. Around 60 community members and school and community leaders gathered for the event, organizers said.
“Community doesn’t just happen – it’s built by people showing up, bringing a friend, engaging a neighbor… it is the intangible that makes Piedmont so special,” said former school board trustee and current PEF board member Sarah Pearson.
The PEF community engagement committee hosts events each year to create opportunities for Piedmonters who no longer have children in the schools to come together and come back to campus. This Happy Hour was scheduled to coincide with opening night of the PHS school play.
PEF Board member Sarah Pearson, former School Board member Cory Smegal, and Mayor Betsy Smegal Andersen at the Nov. 13, 2026 PEF community happy hour. 
PHS English teacher Elise Marks, PEF board member Molly Lloyd, and Dan Reardon 
Charlotte Ero and Sarah Meyjes 
Newly elected City Councilmember Bill Reichle, Recreation Commissioner Dick Carter, and City Councilmember Tom Ramsey 
PEF President Bridget Schreiber and PEF Boardmember Kim Hunter 
Community members Pam Fullerton, Molly Ashford, and former mayor Bob McBain 
PEF Executive Director Heather Frank 
About PEF
PEF’s Community Engagement Committee is a committee of the Piedmont Education Foundation Board of Directors. PEF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide sustained financial support to Piedmont schools through fundraising and community engagement. Led by a 27-member volunteer board and supported by a professional office staff, PEF has affirmed a commitment to working together for a more inclusive Piedmont. For more information, visit PiedmontEdFoundation.org