Congratulations to our 2025 Spring Gripp Grant recipient Kelly Shoemaker at Wilmette Jr. High School!
Appreciation Certificates Are Now Available!
Looking for a special gift to say THANK YOU to a special teacher, staff or administrator AND give back to our D39 schools? For your $39 donation, the staff member(s) of your choice will be honored with a personalized certificate sent via email and their name posted on our website’s virtual Wall of Honor. All donations will benefit our schools by funding the D39 Educational Foundation’s Gripp Grant program.
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Trivia Night Spring 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Trivia Night Champions “Slime Time Scholars, We Nose Stuff”! The D39 Educational Foundation’s annual Trivia Night was held earlier this month and raised over $15,000!
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Family BINGO Night Was a Smashing Success!
On Friday, January 24th, 2025 the District 39 Educational Foundation hosted a fun-filled evening that brought together over 200 enthusiastic game lovers.
The event was full of energy, thanks to our incredible MC, Mr. Dave Lundy, who kept the crowd laughing and cheering with every “BINGO!” call. Generous donations from both participants and local businesses allowed winners to enjoy a wide range of exciting prizes. A special shoutout to Lou Malnati’s for providing the delicious pizza and salads that everyone enjoyed!
Thanks to everyone’s support, we raised nearly $5,000, which will go directly toward funding new and innovative educational programs for District 39 students.
A big thank you to the D39 community for helping make this event such a success!
Foundation Awards 2 Fall Gripp Grants Totaling $2,935!!
This Fall the D39 Foundation awarded 2 Gripp Grants totaling $2935. One grant was awarded to Romona elementary for $1054 for Toniebox Audio Players and several Tonies Audio Play Characters and Audiobooks. The second was awarded to McKenzie elementary for $1,881 for Yoto Devices with audiobooks, music, and podcasts. An exciting part of these Gripp Grants is that the teachers have agreed to partner with each other and share ongoing feedback to help identify the benefits of each specific device for different ages and populations. These Gripp Grants will provide innovative educational opportunities for our D39 students.
Another Successful Family Movie Night in the Books!
Thank you to our beloved historical Wilmette Theatre for hosting a fun family night out to benefit the foundation! With delicious concessions in hand families grabbed seats to sold out showings of the heart warming movie “IF” starring Ryan Reynolds. This fun event helped raise money for future Gripp Grants! Thank you to the D39 Community for making the evening such a success!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Good and family who were our lucky 50/50 raffle winners! They won half of the funds we raised on raffle ticket sales as well as a Wilmette Theatre Family Movie Night Gift Certificate!
Stay tuned for info on future Family Movies Nights!
