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 suppliers...
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 fruit...
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 her. Courtney...
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 her...
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 capacities,...
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 Successfully...
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...
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 WAEF...
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 four-year...
