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Grants Award Luncheon – 2025
Friday, January 17th, LPEF held its annual Grants Award Luncheon to celebrate public education. The luncheon recognized the March 2024 grant recipients and the December 2024 grant recipients. Also honored at the luncheon: Thank you to the Featured Presenters Clinton Grabhorn, Lila Planavsky, Jenn Speckeen, and Nick O’Keefe (all educators for the School District of […]
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Grants Award Luncheon – 2024
Friday, February 9th, LPEF held its annual Grants Award Luncheon to celebrate public education. The Grants Award Luncheon recognized the April 2023 grant recipients and the December 2023 grant recipients. Also, congratulations to the honorees: Thank you to the Featured Presenters Jocelyn Buxton and Jennifer Voigt (School District of La Crosse Educators) and Lilly Ackerman […]
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2023 Grants Award Luncheon
2024 Luncheon Details Contact nell@lacrosseeducationfoundation.org for questions. Thank you to additional Grants Luncheon Sponsors: Salute to Educators Sponsor: Named Grant Sponsors Grant Sponsors and Corporate Investors […]
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Grants Award Luncheon to be held virtually
Celebrate with us! We’re recognizing the creativity of teachers, students, and learning partners in the District, and the generosity of community sponsors during our Grants Award Program. Friday, January 14 The program will now be held virtually, beginning at 11:30 am, with a pre-program slideshow starting at 11:15. Email nell@lacrosseeducationfoundation.org to receive the event […]
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Grant recipients, community supporters honored at Grants Award Ceremony
Nearly 80 educators in the School District of La Crosse, along with a key business, a longtime supporter of education and a school principal, were honored March 8 at the annual Grants Award Ceremony of the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). The ongoing pandemic forced some changes to this year’s event — instead of […]
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Grant recipients to be honored March 8 in ceremonies at 4 schools
More than 70 teachers and school staff members who have received grants in the past year from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation will be honored on Monday, March 8 during a special pandemic-style Grants Award Ceremony. Due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, LPEF is unable to hold its usual annual luncheon bringing together about […]
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Photo Gallery: 2020 Grants Award Luncheon
Read details about the 2020 Grants Award Luncheon at — https://lacrosseeducationfoundation.org/awarded-grants/ The Presenting Sponsor of the luncheon is Festival Foods. Thanks to Diane Gebhart, retired teacher and former member of the LPEF Board of Directors, for photography at the luncheon.
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Leadership Award renamed to honor Richard Swantz, former superintendent and co-founder of LPEF
The LPEF Board has renamed its annual Leadership Award in honor of Richard Swantz, the longest serving superintendent of schools in La Crosse history and a co-founder of LPEF, who died Oct. 15, 2019 at the age of 84. Initial awards were made Jan. 21 at the annual Grants Award Luncheon. Dick retired as superintendent […]
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2020 Grants Award Luncheon: ‘You have an impact far beyond the lessons that you teach’
Recipients of 54 grants worth more than $86,000 honored at 2020 Grants Award Luncheon Speaker reminds teachers: ‘You have an impact far beyond the lessons that you teach’ More than 70 teachers – and one student – were honored Jan. 21, 2020, for their work to bring innovative ideas to life in classrooms of the […]
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“Teachers Inspire” will be theme of 2020 Grants Award Luncheon
Nearly 70 recipients of grants from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation, plus a local business and two individuals, will be honored on Jan. 21, 2020, at the annual LPEF Grants Award Luncheon. The luncheon – presented by Festival Foods – runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Cargill Room at The Waterfront, […]
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