Students Doing Good For Others
YAC minigrants encourage elementary students to do good for others. ... Read on »
Category: YAC
May 10, 2012
April 18, 2012
YAC Update
YAC awards over $30,000 in 2012 ... Read on »
March 14, 2012
YAC Delivers Minigrants
Fair Haven Elementary receives $1,000 total ... Read on »
January 24, 2012
YAC sets Priorities for 2012-2015
Awards over $10,000 in grants ... Read on »
September 26, 2011
2011/12 YAC President
Kelsey McCormick ... Read on »
May 26, 2011
YAC C.A.R.E. Award
YAC C.A.R.E. Award Recipients Announced. ... Read on »
March 16, 2011
Youth Advisory Council Grants
YAC Grants out nearly $15,000 ... Read on »
October 8, 2010
Committees Un-puzzle the Foundation
Committee members spent a fun evening un-puzzling the Foundation at the All Committee reception hosted by the Women’s Initiative. ... Read on »
June 28, 2010
Cargill donates $15,000 and YAC adds $10,000 to Back to School 2010
Cargill awarded $15,000 to provide over 1,150 at-risk kids with backpacks and school supplies and YAC granted $10,000 to fund 770 kids. The Foundation’s 2010 goal is to raise $42,900 to help 3,300 kids have the school supplies they need to start school.
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April 22, 2010
Belle River Kicks Off Weekend Food Program
Bill Westerhof, 5th grade teacher at Belle River Elementary School in Marine City, has spent his career helping kids succeed in the classroom. In April, after a year of planning, Mr. Westerhof launched a program designed to impact at-risk students attendance, reduce behavior issues and increase their attention span. “More and more students from low income families are coming to school on Monday hungry. We can feed them breakfast and lunch during the week, but many have little or no food on the weekends.” Mr. Westerhof found a way to break that cycle with the Blessings in a Backpack program.
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June 10, 2008
YAC C.A.R.E. Award
Ms. Robyn Etz of Montessori Children’s Academy is the 2008 recipient of the CARE Award. ... Read on »
