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WAUKESHA EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROVIDES $40,000 IN GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WAUKESHA EDUCATORS

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The Waukesha Education Foundation Board of Directors and volunteers spent Thursday, May 26 surprising educators with grants to fund innovative projects for the 2022/23 school year.  Throughout the year, the Waukesha Education Foundation, Inc. (WEF) raises funds through community events to be awarded as annual grants. Each spring, teachers and staff throughout the School District of Waukesha may submit grant proposals to the foundation, requesting support for unique teaching opportunities or innovative programs that normally wouldn’t be funded by the school district.  The WEF was able to award 26 grants, totaling $40,000, impacting 13 schools, the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium and the School District of Waukesha Environmental Education program. Foundation board members set out to deliver grant notifications with novelty checks, prizes, and good news and were greeted by staff and students alike with smiles and appreciation.  “These grants allow for enhanced learning opportunities and exper