Linda and Dennis Murray representing the Sherry Murray Family presenting a check from the 19th Kevin J Murray Memorial Fishing Tournament held last August 26th at Lewis and Clark Lake to Foundation Director Rusty Parker. The Kevin J Murray Memorial Fishing Tournament has donated $195,000 over the past 19 years to the Wayne Community Schools Foundation.
Nate Henderson, won the Amazon promotion last December called “Alexia Thank My Driver”. Part of his award was the opportunity to select a Non-Profit organization to receive a $10,000 donation from Amazon. Nate and Andrea choose the Kindness Fund and the Wayne Community Schools Foundation. This fund has and will continue to assist students and families remove barriers to their education. THANK YOU, Nate and Andrea!
One of the best days of the school year is Spring Sprints. This is the day that the entire Wayne Community Schools system and the community of Wayne come together to organize and support a “Special Olympics” type event for not only Wayne students but area schools. This event has grown over the past 10 years from 3 schools participating to 26 schools this year.
Don and Jan Zeiss have spent a lifetime in education and have supported Spring Sprints and Special Education for years. Jan, is known as “Grandma” to the students as she has been so willing to help in the Special Education classrooms. Don and Jan, donated $1000.00 to Spring Sprints and the Wayne Community Schools Foundation at this years Spring Sprints held May 5th. THANK YOU