LWSF is excited to welcome helen sernett as new executive director!

Helen Sernett, a longtime fundraiser with significant experience in fundraising for youth and student focused organizations is joining the Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF) as its new Executive Director.

Helen is a veteran fundraiser, having raised over $35 million for healthcare and education organizations including Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation and Seattle University. Sernett also chairs the Membership Committee and serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Advancement Northwest, the local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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Congratulations to our reach for success grant recipients!

The school year ended on an exciting note as the Lake Washington Schools Foundation announced its grant recipients for the 2019/2020 school year.  
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One of the Foundation’s longest running programs, Reach for Success classroom grants, call for innovative ways to enhance or expand the Lake Washington School District’s curriculum. This brought in creative ideas such as The Battle of the Books Program, a collaborative grant involving students at nine middle schools in the district, a social-emotional learning program for elementary students where students will learn empathy, self-discipline, and embrace diversity, a middle school drama production whose goal is to encourage self-expression and leadership...and more!

empower yourself to help a child in need

LWSF is offering Youth Mental Health First Aid certification, a formal program designed for adults in our community to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

LWSF also offers other resources to share with a child you care about. 

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