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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

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Westside Sensory Garden

Recipient:  Katrina Loy

Amount:  $900

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Suicide Prevention Materials

Recipient:  Sarah Zeller

Amount:  $1,000

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Individual Whiteboards

Recipient:  Jayne Hoffman

Amount:   $550

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Sustainability Through Folk Music

Recipient: Daniel Parks

Amount:  $1,400

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EZ Sign Displays

Recipient:  Devin Dorn

Amount:  $1,280

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Book Buddies Kind, Library

Recipient:  Megan Felling

Amount:  $1,140

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Elementary STEM Resources

Recipient:  Karen Sizemore

Amount:   $1,000

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Second Step - Prevention

Recipient: Sommer Bowers

Amount:  $980

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Mallet Instruments

Recipient:  Kris Swanson

Amount:  $1,000

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French Language Materials

Recipient:  Mary Giles

Amount:  $1,500

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Readers Workshop

Recipients: Stephanie Reid & Rita Thorson  

Amount:   $1,500

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iMentors

Recipient:  Cheryl Hoffman

Amount:  $1,100

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Emotional Pyramidal Model Training

Recipient:  Becky McAleavey

Amount:  $1,050

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Solar Power Charging Stations

Recipient:  Lisa Kleinschmidt

Amount:   $650

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Graphing Calculators

Recipient:  Sue Papelka

Amount:  $1,500

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CNC Mill Shopbot

Recipient:  Kyle Stapleton

Amount:  $1,500

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Intramural Equipment

Recipient:  Rollie Hall

Amount:  $800

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Empowered For Learning

Recipient:  Marie Anderson-Smolinski

Amount:  $800

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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.

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