• 99 golfers enjoy beautiful day for Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic; 27 prizes awarded in raffle

    See complete list of raffle prizes and winners We had a terrific day Saturday, Sept. 5, for the 8th Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic Golf Outing and Knowledge Open and are happy to announce the following team winners: 1st Place (lowest score of 56 golf and quiz score) – Jason Bahr, John Bahr, Rudy Young and […]

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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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  • 2019 Bowtie Classic

    2019 Bowtie Classic shatters fundraising record with nearly $36,000 raised for La Crosse schools Presented by   Other major sponsors A day of fun and fundraising was on tap Saturday, Aug. 31 at the seventh Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic Golf Outing and Knowledge Open. Nearly $36,000 was raised after expenses as 110 golfers teed off […]

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  • Nearly $36,000 raised for LPEF at 7th Bowtie Classic

    A day of fun and fundraising was on tap Saturday, Aug. 31 at the seventh Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic Golf Outing and Knowledge Open. Nearly $36,000 was raised after expenses as 110 golfers teed off at the event that benefits the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. Our 2019 presenting sponsor was Waste Management, which provides […]

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  • 2018 Bowtie Classic

    More than $31,000 raised for La Crosse public schools at 2018 Bowtie Classic PRESENTED BY OTHER MAJOR SPONSORS After a delay due to early morning rain, the 2018 Bowtie Classic teed off with 112 golfers — a record number — on what turned into a beautiful day for golf. A record number of golfers helped […]

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  • Register now for 2019 Bowtie Classic to be held Aug. 31

    One lucky golfer could win a 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback by making a hole in one during the Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic Golf Outing and Knowledge Open to be held Aug. 31 at Forest Hills Golf Course. Register by July 31 for the early bird rate of $80 per golfer. The hole-in-one prize is sponsored by […]

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  • 2019 Grants Award Luncheon: ‘School is a place where lives can be changed,’ speaker says

    About 70 educators honored at 2019 Grants Award Luncheon About 70 educators who have received grants and awards from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation in the past year were honored Jan. 18, 2019, at LPEF’s annual Grants Award Luncheon. Festival Foods is the presenting sponsor of the Grants Award Luncheon. About 270 people, including […]

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