Onalaska Foundation for Educational Excellence Annual Report: June 14, 2006 (with corrections)
New EventsNew elected officers are Mary Ballinger (pres), Dan Kunz (VP),
Jim Morgan (treas) and Brenda Wackerbarth (secre)
Worked brat sale at Festival Foods in July 05 earning $262
Promoted June 2005 ArtOnaBench event at fireworks- sold 4 benches for $545
Holding Gold Eagle Scholarship monies from Bill O'Driscoll & American Standard
$750 Xcel Energy grant received for 2005-6 Eagle Bluff Environmental Center(EBEC) trips
Promoted Claude Deck Innovative Educational Grant program and awarded $4483 to fund 6 grants (9 applications received)
Received $1000 grant from Antioch Foundation
Revised OFFEE web site information
Distributed candy bars with OFFEE "congrats" at OHS fall academic awards and at Luther's May award ceremony; distributed
extras to St. Patrick's and St. Paul's oldest grade & special ed at EB
Waiting on direction from family to utilize memorial in memory of Paul Neman
Missed first deadline for Xcel Energy grant application but plan to submit for second deadline in late summer of 2006 to aid
5th grade environmental trip for 2006-07
Received LaCrosse Tribune Blue Jean Day funds for February 06 = $1200
Established policy for distribution of investment earnings
Distributed $5 to 211 fifth grade students attending EBEC using $750 from Xcel and adding $306 from OFFEE
Establishing policy to publish contributions to OFFEE for 2006
Sold Class of 2006 name t-shirts at OHS & Luther High School in spring of 2006
Held second annual ArtOnaBench fund-raiser with two benches sold at Business Asso annual banquet & attempted to sell 3 more at
Sunfish Days at the Omni Center-need to evaluate this event for next year (two benches in storage)
Continuing Events
Apples distributed to all schools in September
Teacher payroll deductions
Ads put in Luther and OHS fall/winter athletic programs
Marched in Sunfish parade with art bench
Newspaper ad to congratulate Luther and OHS seniors
Scholarships awarded to Luther and OHS
2006 Scholarships
Pertzsch Memorial Scholarships at OHS $400 Amanda Hamamoto & $100 Hannah Rosenthal
OFFEE Scholarships at Luther HS $400 Ben Leibl & $100 Josh Schneider
Future Goals
Reapply for matching Sam's Club grant
Participate in Rotary Lights with Christmas tree for OFFEE exposure
Find large matching grant such as LaCrosse Community Foundation
Apply for more grants like Stry Foundation grant
Link with new Alumni Association in Onalaska
Re-evaluate lawyer brochure for law offices/estate planning
Publish Contributory Ad
Set up OFFEE displays at school open houses for promotional purposes
Assist 5th graders at St. Pat's and St. Paul's with an environmental program
Work future brat sale on at Festival Foods
Sell Class of 2007 t-shirts in fall of '06
Organize & update director binders
Organize a golf tournament
2006 Claude Deck Innovative Educational Grants
Heidi Mueller St Paul's Sand/water table $511.72
David Horman OHS Vernier Physical Science Probe kit $1,542.00
Mari Erickson St. Pat's Read Naturally Program $300.00
Jeanne Arenz/Barb Abbott IP 12 digital cameras $1,339.00
Bruce Martin St. Pat's 24 Pedometers $480.00
Deb Luecke St. Pat's Digital camera/printer/copier/scanner $310.00
Total = $4,482.72
After eight years, our organization is well established but continues searching for new donors plus getting our name out in the public. Currently, we are struggling to find a grant match donor to build our revenue. This will help our mission to support Onalaska schools and children.
Thanks for allowing us to serve as co-presidents on the OFFEE board. It's been a great year.
Mary Ballinger and Dan Kunz
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