The Washington Apple Education Foundation’s (WAEF) new scholarship resource website went live this week. The site, located at www.scholarshipresources.org, was created to serve the scholarship information needs of college-bound students and their parents and school counselors. It contains information from WAEF’s scholarship training curriculum normally delivered in person by...
We are excited to share that the 2021 scholarship application is now available to college-enrolled and college-bound students. The application due date is March 1, 2021. Application details and award criteria are available on the WAEF website. Students may choose between two applications. The Universal Application should be used by students pursuing a...
Earlier this month the WAEF board of directors held its quarterly meeting. It is the second time this year for WAEF directors to meet via video conference. Elections of board members and officers had been postponed from their traditional May happening with the hope that this August meeting could be held...
Thank you for your questions and concern about the impact of changing learning environments on WAEF students. We are excited to share nearly all WAEF students continue to stay on track with their college plans. Our outreach with students encourages the importance of honoring their own goals and dreams...
WAEF has made progress for 26 years and continues to move forward thanks to the amazing men and women that serve on the foundation’s board of directors. When a member retires from the board, it’s a perfect to celebrate and honor their contributions. We delayed retirement for Ruth Pringle and...
In years past, we would all be gathering together about now, WAEF scholarship recipients, their parents, donors and volunteers, for the annual scholarship celebration luncheon events. With the restrictions on group gatherings, this year we are instead getting to hear from students in this special tribute film. Forced change is rarely...
Dr. Gene Sharratt compiled the information shared here to assist Washington students navigate changes in state need based grants and gain a stronger understanding of how to access state and federal financial aid. For students currently enrolled in college, make sure to reach out to your financial aid office if...
Our wait is finally over and we are so excited!! You can now order Washington Apples specialty license plates. How do you do this? You have two options for ordering your plates. The first is to download the form from the state DOL website and return it to them via...
Wenatchee, Wash… With much anticipation, the Washington apples specialty license plates will make their debut next week. Starting July 1st, Washington drivers may order the plates for their licensed vehicles from the Department of Licensing website at https://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/specialdesign.html. Proceeds from the sales and renewals of the plates benefit the...
Last week Good Fruit Grower contacted WAEF to find out what we’re doing differently since the start of the pandemic. In our visit, I realized there have been a lot of changes at WAEF. It seemed like a good idea to share those out and keep our full WAEF community apprised. (Thank...
