washington apple education foundation

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has opened up their scholarship application process for the 2017-18 school year.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said it’s important to start the process as soon as possible.   “...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation kicked off their annual Donate a Bin fundraiser this week where anyone can donate the equivalent of one bin of apples, or $100 to the organization.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said the fundraiser actually began with packing houses donating a full bin of apples.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has given $16,500 to various groups who focus on farmworker education as their outreach.   Grace Presbyterian Church and Friends of Buena Library each received awards to help with their ESL programs.  ...

A graduate of Sunnyside High School has won $1,000 for his drawing in the Washington Apple Education Foundation’s Year of the Apple art contest sponsored by Dow AgroSciences.   Esteban Garibay will also have his drawing of a Granny Smith apple featured in Dow’s calendars it distributes throughout the industry.   Garibay...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is celebrating another successful summer of internships with their students and tree fruit industry businesses.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee said they try to find students who match up with a business for mutual benefits.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has finished handing out the last of their scholarships to graduating High School seniors.   In total, they visited 29 schools and awarded new scholarships to 76 students.   The scholarship program is giving more than $1 million to 229 students attending college next year.   ...

The Washington Apple Education foundation has a new chairman of the board.   Former WAEF scholarship recipient Kailan Dunn was elected chairman after serving on the scholarship committee and on secretary and vice-chairman of the board.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has surpassed $1 million in donations for the scholarship program in 2016.   Executive Director Jennifer Witherbee called the total exciting.   “This means that there are more students from our communities able to attend college with increased support from members of the industry that believe in their potential and want to invest in their future success.”

The deadline for scholarships through the Washington Apple Education Foundation has passed, but it looks like there could be more distributions this year than last.   WAEF says the number of applicants increased by 45 percent compared to last year.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is hosting their annual Year of the Apple Art Contest for high school students Central Washington counties.   Contestants will be competing for a grand prize of $1,000 and total prize money equaling $1,750.  ...