washington apple education foundation

Coming off a record year in 2016, the Washington Apple Education Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships for the 2017-18 school year.   The scholarships come from donations from the tree fruit industry to WAEF who was able to help 238 students from 24 Eastern Washington schools fulfill their dream of going to college.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has a new chairman of the board, James Foreman of Foreman Fruit.   Foreman succeeds Kailan Dunn who was the chairman of WAEF for the past year.   Also elected at the WAEF annual meeting were Bob Mast as vice-chairman; Chis Willett as secretary; and Dwaine Brown as treasurer. The four...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation will be holding a forum on adult programs for English as Second Language educators Tuesday, March 21st at Central Washington University.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said the event will feature Nadya Bush as a speaker for the first half, and the second half will be roundtable-like discussion on strategies, etc.  ...

The annual Apple Art contest by the Washington Apple Education Foundation is now open with the grand prize $1,000 up for grabs.   The contest is open for students in Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Yakima and Walla Walla counties.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation announced the final total for the 2016 version of their Donate a Bin fundraiser Tuesday at the Hort Expo.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said they had never seen such a response.   “This year we raised just over $30,000 in our Donate a Bin promotion and just are so, so excited about the impact that will make for students.”   Last ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has opened up their scholarship application process for the 2017-18 school year.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said it’s important to start the process as soon as possible.   “...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation kicked off their annual Donate a Bin fundraiser this week where anyone can donate the equivalent of one bin of apples, or $100 to the organization.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said the fundraiser actually began with packing houses donating a full bin of apples.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has given $16,500 to various groups who focus on farmworker education as their outreach.   Grace Presbyterian Church and Friends of Buena Library each received awards to help with their ESL programs.  ...

A graduate of Sunnyside High School has won $1,000 for his drawing in the Washington Apple Education Foundation’s Year of the Apple art contest sponsored by Dow AgroSciences.   Esteban Garibay will also have his drawing of a Granny Smith apple featured in Dow’s calendars it distributes throughout the industry.   Garibay...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is celebrating another successful summer of internships with their students and tree fruit industry businesses.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said they try to find students who match up with a business for mutual benefits.  ...