THANK YOU for visiting my fundraising page!!

Welcome to the 2008 Haas Foundation Annual Campaign!  Have you ever wondered what makes a non-profit organization unique - compelling - magical - different? My answer is simple. It is the people who are involved that make an organization special. The Haas Foundation is, in fact, a special organization.

Building capacity for schools to meet the needs of students is our goal.  In the schools we partner with Washington State secondary school personnel to administer micro-grants for students' immediate needs - that's right, no grant applications for students to fill out and no waiting - just caring adults in schools who have been empowered to help.  Haas grants to schools range from $200 to $5,000 and school grants from the Haas Fund average from $25 to $50 per student, depending on need.

This year's "Give Secondary Students a Chance! " campaign will raise money for the Haas Challenge Matching Grants to schools, which provide up to an additional one-half of schools' yearly grant amount, based on local fundraising efforts. Separately, we encourage schools to raise awareness about the needs of students in their communities and raise funds locally that, in fact, stay local. Following this effort to raise funding for our annual appeal we will be launching a "Adopt-a-school" campaign during the month of April. Right now our focus to  raise awareness and funding for our challenge grant.   

 2008 has been an exciting year for us - our 45th year of service.  As 2009 approaches and we kick off our Annual Campaign, our goals are as ambitious as ever - and the need is strong.  Join us in helping to serve the students of Washington State. To get a better idea of how these funds are used click here:
http://www.haasfoundation.org/code_eligibility.asp

Donating through this site is simple, fast, and totally secure - and you'll know that your funds will be put to good use helping the immediate needs of 6th-12th grade students in Washington State.

I hope you will consider getting involved with us! If I can answer any questions please connect with me. My contact information is below.

Kim Ducharme

Kducharme03@hotmail.com

Thanks agian for your support and please pass the word around to all your friends and family!

 

Here are examples of stories showing immediate impact:

From Westside High School , Featured on 9/25/2006
We have had several students this year with attendance problems due to lack of transportation. Because of Haas funds, we were able to assist these students by purchasing bus passes for them. Our students come from all over the Greater Wenatchee Valley, and it is often our community bus system, not our school bus system (which is limited to our city alone), that we call upon to meet their needs. Without this daily bus ride to bring them to school and back home, eight of our students would likely have dropped out.

From Issaquah Middle School , Featured on 9/12/2008
Many of our ELL students, whose languages range from Chinese to Russian, Vietnamese and Spanish, have difficulty making the transition to regular academic classes. Many of them choose to take art as an elective. The class has a supply fee, and Haas Foundation funds make it possible for these students to enroll. It was wonderful to watch one student in particular, whose self-confidence – and school attendance – increased significantly due to the opportunity for her to participate in a hands-on class. She was able to develop and express her creativity and practice English in a stress-free classroom setting.

 

We feature a new story on the front page of our website daily.
www.haasfoundation.org