Happy New Year! The WAEF community impacts lives in many positive ways. Students regularly share with us how much support from WAEF matters, especially this school year when they've been tasked with conquering new and unique challenges to obtain their college degrees. Because of you, WAEF has been able to be...
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Thank you for making educational dreams come true through the Washington Apple Education Foundation! Though this has been a year of obstacles, much has been achieved at WAEF thanks to the generosity of donors and volunteers. This year the Washington apples license plate was passed! The...
Today begins the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) Holiday Scholarship Challenge. This event is one of the new outreach activities initiated by WAEF this year to help high school seniors apply for scholarships. 23 high schools in fruit growing regions signed up to participate in WAEF’s Holiday Scholarship Challenge. Five...
Six WAEF students graduated this term! There are lots of reasons for students to lose focus right now. We are so proud of WAEF scholarship recipients for staying on track with their goals for the future! Congratulations! Caiden Riggan Perry Technical Institute Major: Instrumentation and Automation Post-graduation employment: Gebbers Farms Cesar Cuevas Washington State University Major: Fruit...
The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) scholarship application is currently open and available to students raised in tree fruit industry families with plans to attend college in the fall of 2021. Annually, WAEF awards over $1 million in scholarships on behalf of Washington’s tree fruit growers, packers, shippers and...
The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) opens an online auction of a Rears Powerblast Sprayer on Tuesday, December 1st. Funds raised will support students through college scholarships and education support. Bidding is open until Wednesday, December 9th at 12n when the winning bidder will be announced at the tree...
Courtney Lane, Yakima, of Zirkle Fruit Company is the Washington Apple Education Foundation Individual Volunteer of the Year. Her recognition was announced yesterday at a company production meeting held in Selah. While the meeting was pre-planned, the interruption from WAEF with the special announcement occurred as a surprise to...
Saturday night was a very special event for WAEF. We got to announce to Anika Grubbs that she was our Alumni Volunteer of the Year. With the help of the Grubbs’ family, we made the surprise announcement to Anika at what she thought was a dinner out event with...
Wenatchee, Wash…. CMI Orchards is the Volunteer Organization of the Year for the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF). Annually, WAEF recognizes a volunteer organization, individual and alumni member for their efforts to make a difference through volunteerism. This year 15 employees from CMI Orchards volunteered for WAEF in varying...
Earlier today WAEF’s Assistant Director Xochitl Velazquez and our Scholarship Coordinator Erika Betancourt provided a virtual workshop for participants in the National Scholarships Providers Association (NSPA) annual conference. WAEF was selected to present in the annual conference back in April. The session, titled More Than Just a Scholarship: Preparing Students to...
