Last night, the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison celebrated 40 years of improving lives through research, service, training and outreach. A contingency of Fox Valley leaders made up 26 of the 450 guests at Monona Terrace for this … Read More
We’re about a month and a half into the 2013-14 school year and the iPads purchased with a grant from the Bemis Company Foundation are being put to good use. I recently visited Beth Verboomen’s classroom at Houdini Elementary to … Read More
It’s official… the 18 AASD schools that were represented at the 2013 Knowledge Open have been sent their grant checks. Many schools have chosen to support technology initiatives with their funds. Below is a breakdown on how the $11,450 will … Read More
Despite the 85+ degree weather outside, inside room C101 at Fox Valley Technical College it felt like Christmas morning. Over 100 iPad minis and iPad 4s were distributed to AASD early childhood and learning disabilities teachers. Thanks to a generous … Read More
In the spring of 2013, the AEF communications committee began talking about updating its web presence and making the website easier to update in order for the staff to manage it better. Board member and chair of the communications committee … Read More
If you live in the Fox Cities and didn’t hear some fabulous original music this past weekend, you have no one to blame but yourself. More than 100 artists descended on downtown Appleton to perform in the first-ever Mile of … Read More
The 15th annual AEF Knowledge Open was held at Winagamie Golf Club on Friday, July 19. A sold-out field of 144 golfers took to the links to raise funds for the Appleton Education Foundation’s mission: to creatively enhance education in … Read More
The Bemis Company Foundation has made a $39,000 grant to the Appleton Education Foundation to benefit the Appleton Area School District. More than 125 iPad minis and iPad 4s already have been purchased with the funds. These iPads will be … Read More
