RCEF was blessed with the ability to give over $5,000 in either grants or scholarships to students of Ravenna schools in 2013. We are now well over $1000,000 in fund equity and our giving to worthy students and projects in the Ravenna area should continue to grow with the outpouring of contributions we have received […]
RCEF was fortunate to be able to provide resources that allowed an engaging author to visit with the students at Beechnau Elementary. Below is a report from Beechnau teacher Kelly Hecksel about the visit……. “Last week we had the privilege of having Author Nancy Shaw visit at Beechnau. She gave three performances during the day […]
The trustees of the Ravenna Community Educational Foundation elected the leadership board for 2013. Marty Heiss was chosen as the President, Denny Emery was elected as the vice-president, and Mike Pierson and Jason Helsen were re-elected to their positions of secretary and treasurer, respectively. We look forward to a great 2013 with this board at […]
Calvin Mark VanderWal, son of Mark and Janice VanderWal was the recipient of the Ravenna Community Foundation’s 2012 $500 scholarship. Calvin will graduate co-valedictorian summa cum laude with a GPA of 3.99. Calvin is treasurer of the senior class and has been actively involved in student council, National Honor Society, Business Professionals of America, track […]
The Ravenna Community Educational Foundation (RCEF) has announced the details for the 3rd annual Taste of Ravenna. It will be held at the Moss Ridge Golf Course in Ravenna on Thursday, 25 October 2012 and will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This on-going successful event will allow attendees to sample many varieties of […]
Written by: kpunter The Ravenna Community Educational Foundation has selected Thomas H. Linck to be the first recipient of their Distinguished Alumni Award. A presentation will be made at the annual Taste of Ravenna event October 20 at Moss Ridge Banquet Center. Tom is a 1950 graduate of RHS, playing 4 years of basketball and […]
Below is the letter and funding request sent to RCEF by Mr. Kantola. Reading the information, you will appreciate how your funding of RCEF grants greatly enhanced the learning in this classroom. These are the projects that RCEF was created to fund! 6-6-11 Ravenna Community Foundation Grant Evaluation Dear Ravenna Community Foundation, Thank you so […]
In 2011, we interviewed 16 candidates for the RCEF $500 scholarship. Our selection for the scholarship was Samantha Lamkin. Samantha plans to attend MSU and study pre-med with the hopes of one day being a surgeon. She is an honor grad and was active in band, BPA, and softball, among other activities. Samantha also attended […]
The staff, to include everyone who touches the lives of our children during each school day, was given a small thank-you by the Ravenna Community Educational Foundation. RCEF delivered a chocolate basket to each school and the administration building as a way to thank a great staff who goes above and beyond to positively impact […]
RCEF awarded 3 mini-grants during the fall of 2010. They went to Clark Kantola in the Ravenna Middle school, to Shari Luce and her 3rd grade class at Beechnau Elementary and to all of the kindergarten teachers and their students also at Beechnau Elementary. We went over our “budget” but felt as an organization that […]