To date, we have awarded more than $86,000 for innovative projects in our River Falls public schools! With your generous donations, future grant disbursements can continue to fund the ideas that are rolling in. Below are this year's grant recipients:
World Drumming Circle
Recipient: Bridget Lyons
Amount: $1,000
Westside Sensory Garden
Recipient: Katrina Loy
Amount: $900
Suicide Prevention Materials
Recipient: Sarah Zeller
Amount: $1,000
Individual Whiteboards
Recipient: Jayne Hoffman
Amount: $550
Sustainability Through Folk Music
Recipient: Daniel Parks
Amount: $1,400
EZ Sign Displays
Recipient: Devin Dorn
Amount: $1,280
Book Buddies Kind, Library
Recipient: Megan Felling
Amount: $1,140
Elementary STEM Resources
Recipient: Karen Sizemore
Amount: $1,000
Second Step - Prevention
Recipient: Sommer Bowers
Amount: $980
Mallet Instruments
Recipient: Kris Swanson
Amount: $1,000
French Language Materials
Recipient: Mary Giles
Amount: $1,500
Readers Workshop
Recipients: Stephanie Reid & Rita Thorson
Amount: $1,500
iMentors
Recipient: Cheryl Hoffman
Amount: $1,100
Emotional Pyramidal Model Training
Recipient: Becky McAleavey
Amount: $1,050
Solar Power Charging Stations
Recipient: Lisa Kleinschmidt
Amount: $650
Graphing Calculators
Recipient: Sue Papelka
Amount: $1,500
CNC Mill Shopbot
Recipient: Kyle Stapleton
Amount: $1,500
Intramural Equipment
Recipient: Rollie Hall
Amount: $800
Empowered For Learning
Recipient: Marie Anderson-Smolinski
Amount: $800
2014 GRANT RECIPIENTS
FORWARD is a nonprofit education foundation that supports the School District of River Falls. We raise private funds to enhance creative learning initiatives that engage, challenge, and inspire students.