Investing in Community Education
2008 marks the Elmbrook Education Foundation’s 50th year of investing in the School District of Elmbrook and its students.
In 1958, a group of school and community volunteers created the Lancer-Spartan Scholarship Foundation to honor high school students with a proven track record in leadership, scholarship, and a commitment to community service. To date, the Foundation has administered nearly $900,000 in merit and need-based scholarships for students planning to attend either a university or technical school.
The Foundation grew considerably in size and mission and is now referred to as the Elmbrook Education Foundation.
In 2001, the Foundation developed an educational grant program to help inspired staff/students bring their ideas to life and share them throughout the district. Since then, the Foundation has funded over $205,000 in grants benefiting our 11 public schools.
www.elmbrookeducationfoundation.com
EEF Establishes WCCF Endowment in Honor of 50th Anniversary!
By Elmbrook Education Foundation
Wednesday, Apr 22 2009, 09:05 AM
The Elmbrook Education Foundation (EEF) recently established an endowment fund at the Waukesha County Community Foundation (WCCF) in honor of its 50th Anniversary. Many of the EEF’s sponsors, graduates and their families continue to reside in Waukesha County making the establishment of an endowment within the WCCF an appropriate way to recognize the sense of community that has built the Foundation into what it is today.
The EEF’s fundraising campaign is designed to meet the needs of donors and their families through a variety of sponsorship, bequest and trust options. Donors that have a specific cause they wish to support also have the opportunity to set up donor directed funds in their name. The EEF extends a special expression of gratitude to the caring individuals and families who have become annual sponsors of the Foundation and/or have remembered the EEF in retirement plan designations, wills or estate plans.
The new Elmbrook Education Foundation Fund at the WCCF is intended to provide long-term support for EEF programs that directly support innovative instructional strategies, enriching educational experiences, and a value for continuing education across the Elmbrook School District. Integrating an endowment program into fundraising efforts provides another opportunity for donors to support the students of the Elmbrook School District who will become future employees, business owners, and community servants within Waukesha County.
For more information, please contact:
Laura Schmidt, Executive Director
Elmbrook Education Foundation
www.elmbrookeducationfoundation.com
elmbrookeducationfoundation@gmail.com
(262) 785-6659
Dave Schultz, President
Waukesha County Community Foundation
www.waukeshafoundation.org
dschultz@waukeshafoundation.org
(262) 513-1861
