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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