As parents, community members and local businesses, we all want our children to be successful in life. Quality education is the basis of preparing our students for the rest of their lives and for sustaining the vibrant local community we have here in Lake Washington School District (LWSD). We as a community need to show that we value education for all students in our district which covers the cities Sammamish, Redmond and Kirkland.
This year kicks off the first ALL in for KIDS giving campaign sponsored by the Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF). We encourage you to show that you are all in to educate the kids of LWSD by donating today. Every student in each of our 52 schools benefits from your gift.
Over the past 10 years, supportive community citizens, families, PTAs and businesses have partnered with the LWSF to connect critical resources to student and district needs to support education — granting more than $2 million toward education.
Today, LWSD is an award-winning school district with more than 27,000 students. But the need is even greater now and preparing students to achieve in school and life requires more than state funding provides, especially as our district continues to grow. PTAs support individual schools, while the foundation is able to fund and support programs across schools. District-wide programs such as online math tutorials, robotics clubs and classes, anti-bullying programs, support for new teachers, access funds for students in need and mentoring prepare all our students for their futures — in academics and in life.
Here are ways you can be involved:
• Give today at www.lwsf.org! If every family in our district gave $100 per student, imagine the impact we could make in students’ lives!
• Share the LWSF page on Facebook with “I support Lake Washington Schools because… (fill in the blank)” during the giving campaign.
• Add the foundation to your business’ workplace giving program. Contact foundation@lwsd.org for more information.
• Individuals or businesses can sponsor a table during our spring fundraising events in April. Contact info@lwsf.org to secure a table.
If you already donate, thank you. If you have not yet donated to LWSF, we encourage you to give today. Join us in being ALL in for KIDS! (allinforkids@lwsf.org)
Valerie Horvath and Colette Ulloa
All in for Kids giving campaign co-chairs
