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...
Kittitas Secondary School student Kirstin Johnson was the Grand Prize winner in the 25th Annual Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) Year of the Apple Art Contest sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. Johnson received a check in the amount of $1000 for her efforts and will see her artwork published on...
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...
