2023 Impact Teaching Grants: One of the elementary schools added contemporary children's books in Spanish to their libraries. Students in dual language English and Spanish programs especially love these books.
2023 Impact Teaching Grants: One of the elementary schools added contemporary children's books in Spanish to their libraries. Students in dual language English and Spanish programs especially love these books.
HOOD RIVER — “Reach For Excellence,” the Hood River County Education Foundation’s (HRCEF) major fundraiser for Impact Teaching Grants and K-8 field trips, still has a few tickets available. The event is Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Hood River Best Western Inn Gorge Club at 5:30 p.m. Tickets includes a three-course dinner with wine, and many opportunities to have fun while donating to HRCSD teacher requests for special classroom projects and K-8 field trips.
Tickets for Reach for Excellence may be available until Feb. 6 and can be purchased for $100 at https://cbo.io/hrcef/R4E_tix.
The evening will include entertainment by the Hood River Valley High School Chamber choir, a Wine Wall including a $150 bottle from Leonetti Cellar, and oral auction items ranging from a stay at the Reunion House in Seaside, to vintage wines, to a pair each of Timbers and Thorns tickets. Purchase of a Golden ticket will get the buyer into a drawing, where the winner can select one of the auction items. A Heads and Tails Game and Paddle Raise will give every attendee a chance to donate to these learning experiences for students.
“We have had a big increase in applications for Impact Teaching Grants (ITG) this year, and ALL of the teacher requests are for meaningful and creative ideas for classroom use,” reported HRCEF ITG chair Aspen McKenna. “Requests range from science equipment at every grade level to designing and building Tiny Houses and skateboards in middle school shop, to Artist in Residence projects, and include requests for specialized books for classroom use.”
In 2023, HRCEF distributed over $56,000 to 30 teachers in ITG grants, and $30,000 for K-8 field trips. In 2024, the requested amount for ITG alone has risen to over $95,000.
The next HRCEF fundraiser is Dionne Warwick in concert at the Hood River Middle School Auditorium, Saturday, April 13. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at tickettomato.com, and are expected to sell out.
For Memberships and donations to the Hood River County Education Foundation, go to hrcef.com.
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