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:

• Partner in Education: Solar on La Crosse Schools (SOLS)
• Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer Distinguished Service Award: Kathie Tyser
• Richard Swantz Leadership Award: Patty Sprang

Thank you to the Featured Presenters Jocelyn Buxton and Jennifer Voigt (School District of La Crosse Educators) and Lilly Ackerman (Central High School student) who shared more about the grants: CPR for Kids and Training the Community in High-Quality CPR and First Aid.

View the full online program here.

Thank you to all our sponsors, especially Festival Foods!