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Pelton Heuer Fund for Educator Advancement
Made possible through generosity from Sue and Fred Heuer, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to announce the creation of a new endowed fund, the Pelton…
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Kember Family Music Grant to Support Music Education
Students and educators in the School District of La Crosse…
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Introducing the Randy and Lynn Nelson Endowment
La Crosse school students will have the opportunity to participate in projects involving physical fitness, servant leadership, and character development due to an endowment fund established by retired School…
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Community donates $500,000 to create RAK Forever Fund in LPEF’s largest-ever campaign
School District of La Crosse students with basic needs for clothing, school supplies, eyeglasses, hygiene supplies or help affording fees for field trips will get help – forever –…
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Helping students experience benefits of being in nature is focus of new grant funded by Kathie and Rob Tyser
La Crosse school students will enjoy field trips to explore nature, urban gardening projects, hiking, birding, kayaking, geo-caching, classes in outdoor survival techniques and many other opportunities due to…
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Latest LPEF grants offer $41,800 to improve reading skills, promote space exploration, and more
The generous support of community donors will offer students at every grade level in La Crosse schools a chance to learn new skills and expose them to new ideas…
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Teacher, cook, and teacher assistant receive “Shining Stars” recognition grants
A teacher who shows how much “she adores her kids,” a cook who “keeps not only bellies full but hearts full, too” and a teacher assistant who works with…
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LPEF announces $400,000 campaign for Random Acts of Kindness endowment
Schoolchildren with basic needs for clothing, school supplies, eyeglasses, hygiene supplies or help affording fees for field trips will benefit from a new endowment fund created by the La…
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Two “Superhero Teachers” honored with grants for classrooms
Two “Superhero Teachers” from the School District of La Crosse were each awarded a $250 grant to use in their classrooms, funded by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation’s…
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Dick Swantz, former superintendent and co-founder of LPEF, dies at age 84
Richard Swantz, the longest serving superintendent of schools in La Crosse history and a co-founder of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation, died Oct. 15, 2019 at the age…
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