North Polk Foundation News
2020 Enrichment Grants Support North Polk Students
DECEMBER 2020 On December 21, the North Polk School Foundation delivered $11,819 in Enrichment Grants to teachers across the North Polk school district. High school, middle school, and elementary school teachers received grants from the Foundation to help fund programs and supplies beyond the scope of the school system’s regular funding limits. This year’s Enrichment Grants help fund things such as a books for 2nd and 5th grades, bookshelves, flexi-seating, take home reading kits, STEM bins with kits, hands on STEM materials, math manipulatives, microscopes, noise cancelling microphones, ceiling mounted projector in the middle school gym, cameras for middle and high school journalism students, chef coats, small appliances for high school special education program, and amino acid & protein modeling kits. |

2020 Annual Tailgate Dinner a Success
AUGUST 2020
The North Polk Foundation's Annual Tailgate Dinner was held on August 28, 2020 at the North Polk High School. Several changes were made to the tailgate this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meals were packaged in to-go containers and served outside the front entrance of the high school. With all the uncertainities in planning the event, we were blown away by your generosity and ran out of food!
Thanks to your support we raised over $1,800! Thank you to our sponsors: Ankeny Wal-Mart, North Ankeny Hy-Vee, Casey's, Pepsi, Costco, and Sysco.
AUGUST 2020
The North Polk Foundation's Annual Tailgate Dinner was held on August 28, 2020 at the North Polk High School. Several changes were made to the tailgate this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meals were packaged in to-go containers and served outside the front entrance of the high school. With all the uncertainities in planning the event, we were blown away by your generosity and ran out of food!
Thanks to your support we raised over $1,800! Thank you to our sponsors: Ankeny Wal-Mart, North Ankeny Hy-Vee, Casey's, Pepsi, Costco, and Sysco.
Char Vukovich Receives North Polk Foundation ROSE Award
March 2019 The North Polk Community Schools Foundation recognized Char Vukovich with our R.O.S.E. Award for her outstanding contributions and achievements as both a North Polk alumni and board member of the Foundation. ROSE stands for Recognizing Outstanding Support of Education and through her actions, it is clear, Char is a champion for North Polk students and their education. For over 11 years, Char tirelessly served as a volunteer in numerous roles –she served on committees as both a chair and a worker bee, and devoted many, many hours promoting the Foundation. Now that Char has left the board, we have a running joke at our meetings. When we question something, the common response is “Char would know”. As an educator herself, she brought a knowledgeable view point to all discussions of education enhancement. Char has truly enhanced the lives of many students over the years through her support. She is not only a friend of North Polk, its students and teachers, but also to all who have had the privilege of working with her. Thank you, Char! |