Stemilt Donates $100K To Washington Apple Education Foundation

Earlier this month, Stemilt donated a $100,000 check to the Washington Apple Education Foundation.  WAEF is a local organization that works to impact lives through access to educational opportunities. The non-profit awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to 310 students last year. Stemilt has been partnering with WAEF for nearly 25 years and raises funds through Stemilt’s TKM Golf Tournament and the company’s Community Investment Committee.

Stemilt has multiple scholarships that children of its employees can apply for, plus one other that is open for all children whose parents work in the ag industry. Stemilt’s scholarships are used at accredited universities.

“WAEF offers many kids an opportunity to pursue higher education and work towards achieving their career goals,” said Brianna Shales, Stemilt’s communications manager. “It is a cause we strongly believe in and it is a great avenue to give back to these future local leaders.”

Stemilt’s community contributions fall under the company’s program, Responsible Choice® which was created by Stemilt founder, Tom Mathison back in 1989. Tom’s vision was to leave Earth as good as Stemilt could, and even better if possible. He was a strong believer in good merit and hard work.

“Tom believed in his community and wanted to ensure we could contribute to its success as much as we could,” sais Shales. “And West, Tom’s grandson and president of Stemilt, has worked tirelessly to ensure that we keep that philosophy alive throughout our company today.”

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