2nd Graders visit "Turtle Bay Museum"

Thanks to your generous contributions, 60 second grade students were able to visit "Turtle Bay Museum" and the Sundial Bridge in Redding, CA! I received such heartfelt thank you notes from the students this week, and wanted to share that this opportunity was possible due to your kindness! Thank you for your faithful donations in memory of my parents, Harry and Lorraine Johnson. We can continue to award yearly scholarships to educators in Tehama County due to your generosity! Thank you so much!

Congratulations Scholarship Recipients!

Congratulations to our 2010 Scholarship Recipients!

Mr. Brad Wagner was awarded $500.00 for his students at Red Bluff Union High School. Mr. Wagner is the Advisor and Co-Founder of KRBH FM 93.1 Spartan Radio, and is also a Business and Computer Science teacher. His student run radio station will be broadcasting and benefiting from the awarded funds.

Ms. Darlene Martinson, Ms. Tamara Mungia, and Ms. Jackie Jacobs were also awarded a $500.00 scholarship for their 2nd grade classes at Antelope School. Due to state budget reductions, the school district can no longer supply transportation for student field trips. The 2nd grade teachers will use the funds for busing so that 3 2nd grade classes can take a field trip as part of their History Unit.

Please visit us again for updates on our recipients, and photos of their classes benefiting from the funds you have so generously donated. To make a donation to benefit students in Tehama County, please see the link to the right.

Thank you for making a difference in students' lives!

Applications Due Oct. 15, 2010

Reminder:

All applications are due by Oct. 15, 2010 no later than midnight, mountain time. Please access the application by following the link on the right side bar or by e-mailing "Denise" at: theappletree926@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you, and learning how a $500.00 scholarship can benefit your students and classroom!

Applicants will be notified no later than Nov. 15th, 2010.

Thank you for your interest!

2010/2011 Scholarship Applications

"The Apple Tree Scholarship Fund in Memory of Harry and Lorraine Johnson" will be accepting applications for the 2010/2011 school year beginning September 15th, 2010. Applications will be available by request and need to be submitted by Oct. 15th, 2010. Recipients will be notified by Nov. 15th, 2010.

We are changing the timing of the application process to better serve teachers as they enter a new school year this fall. Please note that this year we will award two $500.00 scholarships to existing teachers in Tehama County.

Teachers, we look forward to hearing from you, and reading about your current needs in the classroom and how a scholarship will benefit your students.

Donors, please consider making a contribution to this important fund that will allow teachers the opportunity to purchase needed supplies and learning materials for students in the Tehama County area! A link is provided to the right where you can make a contribution today! Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

Happy Teaching!
Denise Kofford :-)

Please direct your e-mail correspondence to theappletree926@gmail.com or leave a message below. Thank you!

More funding for "The Apple Tree..."

We recently had a big estate sale at my parents home and sold their belongings that I could not keep. After bringing a 10 ft. U-Haul to Colorado filled with momentoes, there were still over 2,000 items to sell! In 40 plus years of marriage and teaching, my parents had accumulated such lovely things. It was difficult to leave so much behind, but I am fortunate so many from the community were able to purchase these items to use in their own homes.

The proceeds from the sale will be used to fund the scholarship for several more years, so that was the positive side to saying, "Goodbye" to so many memories and momentoes. We currently received over, $4,000 from the sale of my parents things to use in the coming years for the scholarship fund! I am so happy we will be able to award $500.00 scholarships to student teachers and existing teachers within Tehama County! Thank you for supporting "The Apple Tree" and I will keep you posted on our next round of applicants in 2010!

Scholarships Awarded!

Congratulations Sandra, Rebecca, Adrienne, and April! Thank you for taking the time to meet with us at Antelope School, and for honoring my parents by making a difference in your students lives! We look forward to keeping you updated on how the above teachers will be using the funds throughout the new school year. They will be sending photos of their students using the supplies and materials your contributions have assisted in providing.

We met at Antelope Elementary School in Red Bluff, CA where my mom taught for over 28 years!

Memorial plaques remembering teachers and school board members that have served in the district...what a wonderful remembrance to see my parents names listed here!

We look forward to awarding future scholarships to teachers in Tehama County, and hope you will consider making a contribution to this worthy cause. Your funds will make such a difference in the lives of local elementary and high school students...our future depends on raising well educated children, and we can do that by supporting teachers, one scholarship at a time!

Thank you for visiting our site...please visit again for pictures, stories, and updates from "The Apple Tree Scholarship Fund!"

Congratulations Scholarship Recipients!

We would like to extend our Congratulations to 4 wonderful recipients for the first annual, "Apple Tree Scholarship Fund!"

Congratulations:

Sandra B. who is teaching 4th Grade in Tehama County and will be utilizing the scholarship funds to take her students to Sacramento to visit historical museums! With recent budget cutbacks and rising fuel costs, field trips are no longer offered to students unless fundraising is accomplished. Sandra looks forward to bringing back field trips that demonstrate the gold rush era for her students!

April B. is student teaching with deaf and hard of hearing students in Tehama County. She looks forward to purchasing special digital cameras and monitors that will enable her students to videotape themselves reciting stories, etc... These tools will greatly assist her students in communication skills using various technology!

Adrienne W. is a student teacher who will be applying her funds to many needed classes in the teacher preparation program she is pursuing in the areas of Family Child Development/Nutrition/ and more. She is adding on a Secondary Credential that will enable her to work with an even broader base of students in the coming year.

Rebecca G. is teaching 1st Grade in Tehama County and would like to apply scholarship funds toward purchasing additional books for the students home reading program. She would also like to purchase supplementary games and materials for her students that will help reinforce skills through games and manipulatives. She needs supplies to assist in teaching money, time, place value, parts of speech, etc...in the first grade curriculum.

We thank all of the many worthy candidates who submitted applications for "The Apple Tree Scholarship Fund." As you can imagine, it was difficult to narrow our selection down to 4 recipients. We hope to continue the scholarship fund yearly, and generate continued interest so that we might be able to award many more educators funds in the coming years. I know my parents would have been so pleased to see their love of teaching and children honored in this way.

We would welcome and appreciate your donation to the scholarship fund, and hope you will consider making a contribution. Click on the "Donate" button on the right sidebar for more information and to learn how your contributions will make a difference in the lives of students in Tehama County, California! Thank you!