Category: News & Events
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HRCEF Awards 2022 Impact Teaching Grants
Hood River County Education Foundation (HRCEF) set another new record for sending funds into classrooms in the Hood River County School District with their 2022 Impact Teaching Grants. Over $41,000 was awarded to 40 educators representing most of the schools in the district. HRCEF has been providing grants to educators for more than 25 years.…
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Online Raffle for HRCEF Impact Teaching Grants
With no in-person fundraising events this year due to COVID, this online raffle is the Hood River County Education Foundation’s primary fundraiser for Impact Teaching Grants. Every year, local educators brainstorm creative new ways to teach or subjects to explore and apply for grants to fund their outside-the-budget ideas. This year, HRCEF awarded over $41,000…
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CANCELED: Take Me Back to Chicago Concert
CONCERT CANCELED The Danny Seraphine performs the hits of CHICAGO at Hood River MS Auditorium show will be canceled due to an illness in the band. Thank you for supporting the Hood River County Education Foundation by purchasing a ticket. Ticket Tomato has begun processing refunds for all tickets purchased; please allow 3-5 business days…
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Applications Now Open for High School Scholarships!
HRVHS seniors may now begin submitting scholarship applications on the E-Scholarship portal. Visit eschol.hrcef.org to find & apply for scholarships exclusively available to HRVHS seniors. HRCEF has partnered with HRVHS and organizations across Hood River County to put our local scholarships online. With over 70 scholarship funds for students pursuing two-year, four-year or trade/vocational certificates,…
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Annual HRCEF Membership Drive Kicks Off
Help HRCEF support the students, teachers, and staff in the Hood River County School District — become a member today! Your membership support allows us to continue making significant impacts in lives of our HRCSD youth. With your support we not only improve our current programs focused on scholarships, teaching grants and equitable opportunities, we…
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Watch The Premiere of Feature Documentary “Hood River” with HRCEF
“I would do anything to keep playing here. This is my second family,” HRVHS student Domingo Barragan tells Eagles varsity soccer coach Jaime Rivera during an emotional moment in the upcoming feature documentary Hood River. On its face, Hood River follows the 2017 HRVHS boys’ soccer team during their bid to win the state championship.…
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Congratulations to our E- Bike Raffle Winner!
Congratulations to our raffle winner, Sue Lake! Sue’s grandson (pictured here with Sue) convinced her to attend the raffle drawing on Saturday as he had a feeling she would win. Make sure to congratulate Sue when you see her zipping around Hood River on her fabulous new Gazelle Medeo T9. We want to thank everyone…
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Meleah Bauman Selected as HRCEF Executive Director
Please join us in welcoming Meleah Bauman, the new Executive Director for the Hood River County Education Foundation (HRCEF). Ms. Bauman succeeds Laurie Stephens who has been the Foundation Executive Director for the past five years. Ms. Bauman has lived in Hood River for seven years and worked as a volunteer at Westside and Hood…
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Farewell to our Executive Director, Laurie Stephens
This month we say goodbye to our Executive Director of five years, Laurie Stephens. Laurie leaves HRCEF in much better shape than she found it. During her tenure at HRCEF, she encouraged the HRCEF Board of Directors to develop the Reach for Excellence Gala as a major fundraising event for the Foundation. She remodeled the…
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Congratulations 2021 College Scholarship Recipients!
HRCEF extends a hearty congratulations to the recipients of our 2021 college scholarships. This year HRCEF awarded $40,000 in scholarships to Hood River Valley HS graduates who are currently enrolled in trade schools, community colleges, and four-year degree programs. See our full list of recipients here This year HRCEF also awarded an additional $74,500 in…