Appleton Education Foundation

$10,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT 4K DISTANCE LEARNING

The Appleton Education Foundation (AEF) has awarded a $10,000 grant to support distance learning for Appleton Area School District (AASD) 4K students. “The AEF is honored to support distance learning for the district’s youngest learners,” said Julie Krause, executive director. … Read More

2019 Fall Grants – nearly $23,000 awarded!

The Appleton Education Foundation board of directors approved grants totaling nearly $23,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Twenty-six projects are receiving funding. Districtwide $1,500 from the Bob and Gerri … Read More

2019 Spring Grants – nearly $25,000 awarded

The Appleton Education Foundation has approved grants totaling nearly $25,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Nineteen projects are receiving funding. All grants were awarded from the Appleton Education Foundation … Read More

2018 Fall Grants – more than $18,000 awarded!

The Appleton Education Foundation has approved grants totaling more than $18,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Eighteen projects are receiving funding. All grants were awarded from the Appleton Education … Read More

2018 Spring Grants- nearly $25,000 awarded

The Appleton Education Foundation has approved grants totaling nearly $25,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Nineteen requests received funding. All grants were awarded from the Appleton Education Foundation Fund … Read More

2017 Fall Grants – more than $42,000 awarded!

The Appleton Education Foundation has approved grants totaling more than $42,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Thirty-nine requests received funding. All grants were awarded from the Appleton Education Foundation … Read More

2017 Spring Grants – More than $26,000 awarded!

The Appleton Education Foundation has approved grants totaling more than $26,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Twenty requests received funding. All grants were awarded from the Appleton Education Foundation … Read More

2016 Fall Grants – more than $30,000 awarded!

The Appleton Education Foundation has approved grants totaling more than $30,000 to support creative programs and projects that enhance the education of Appleton Area School District students. Thirty requests received funding. All grants were awarded from the Appleton Education Foundation … Read More

2016 Spring Grants – more than $22,000 awarded!

Appleton Education Foundation board members were out and about the last few days delivering 13 grant awards. Following is a listing off all grants. Funds came from the Appleton Education Foundation Fund – an unrestricted endowment – unless otherwise noted. Appleton … Read More

2015 Fall Grants Awarded – more than $24,000!

Appleton Education Foundation board members and donors were out and about the last few days delivering grant awards – 32 of them to be exact. Board members (and in some cases donors/fund initiators) surprised grant applicants. There were tears, hugs, … Read More

East and West Alumni Directories

May 18, 2015 Attention Appleton East and West Alumni: The Appleton Education Foundation (AEF) is working with Harris Connect to produce 2015 alumni directories for both Appleton East High School and Appleton West High School – and the charter schools … Read More

2015 Spring Grants Awarded

This week grants totaling more than $19,000 were delivered to AASD schools! A big thank you to all AASD educators who applied for grants and congratulations to everyone who has received funding. We can’t wait to hear the results of … Read More

> $19,000 Awarded

The AEF Board of Directors recently approved grants totaling >$19,000. Thanks to all educators who applied and congratulations to the recipients! A perk of being an AEF Board Member is that you get to go into the schools and hand … Read More

2014 Knowledge Open

This past July we celebrated 16 years of our golf outing: the Knowledge Open.  Just like all other golf committees, in the “off season” we talked a lot about what we could do to make the event better than ever. … Read More

Spring Grant Cycle

It is hard to believe, but it’s already that time of year again. More than 20 grant applications were submitted to the AEF this spring. Grant requests ranged from funding for boxing equipment to interactive math materials and everything in … Read More

Thank you, Mary Beth!

The Appleton Education Foundation has been receiving quite a bit of publicity lately – all thanks to Mary Beth Nienhaus. Mary Beth is a former educator in the Appleton Area School District and was the sole-owner of Winagamie Golf Course … Read More

Top 10 Reasons to support the

10. You get to spend a fun day with 143 other education-minded friends golfing beautiful Winagamie Golf Course. 9. Fabulous raffles! Where else can you buy $30 in raffle tickets for an opportunity to win season tickets to the Broadway Across America … Read More

Art contest

Calling all Appleton Area School District elementary students! Annually, the AEF holds an art contest to design the front of a note card. These note cards are then used to offer words of appreciation and thanks to AASD staff and … Read More

Facebook grant winner!

At 10 p.m. last night, Lauren Frownfelter Viljamaa won AEF’s Facebook grant competition! She garnered 202 likes – 20 more than her closest competition. Lauren will use the funds to start a dance club at Highlands Elementary. She will purchase performance … Read More