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he Bright Futures Benefit Breakfast is the LWTech Foundation’s annual fundraising event to raise critical funds for student scholarships, program support, and the student emergency fund. We are very excited to bring back this amazing in-person event for Fall 2022.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 11605 132nd Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034
a s a result of your generosity, we’ve raised over $370,000 for student scholarships, program support, and the newly created childcare assistance fund at Lake Washington Institute of Technology!
Together, we met the Bright Futures Scholarship Matching Fund Challenge spearheaded by Ed and Pam Belcher to provide $100,000 in student scholarships!
Together, we met the Childcare Assistance Fund Matching Challenge spearheaded by Jim Kinsella and Bob McNeal and three additional anonymous donors to provide $100,000 in childcare assistance for our student-parents!
We are grateful to each of you for joining us for Bright Futures Benefit WEEK. It was a delight to share the stories of our hardworking, highly motivated students and generous donors with you!
And…it is never too late to watch (or re-watch) our videos or give to support student scholarships and the childcare assistance fund.
Join us for a week of online inspirational student stories and donor testimonials to raise critical funds for student scholarships, program support and the childcare assistance fund.
Let's Meet the Match Again
Meet three students whose lives were transformed because of YOU. Thank you for meeting the match! Together we raised $100,000 for student scholarships.
Ed and Pam Belcher, Donors
Joey Alvarez, Scholarship Recipient
Korynn Baird, Scholarship Recipient
Marcus Morgan, Scholarship Recipient
For Students
Meet two students who are building a brighter future for themselves and our community because of YOU. Also see the unveiling of our limited edition donor gift.
The Childcare Assistance Fund
Meet two hardworking, highly motivated students who are also parents. Thank you for
meeting the match! Together we raised $100,000 for the childcare assistance fund.
We want to give a special thank you to everyone who has worked incredibly hard to make Bright Futures Benefit WEEK an outstanding success for our students.
And thank YOU! Every single person who has stepped up to make bright futures for our students.
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s a result of your generosity, we’ve raised over $320,000 for student scholarships and the student emergency fund at Lake Washington Institute of Technology!
Together, we met the Bright Futures Scholarship Matching Fund Challenge spearheaded by Ed and Pam Belcher to provide $100,000 in student scholarships!
Together, we met the Bridge the Gap Student Emergency Fund Matching Challenge spearheaded by Jim Kinsella and Bob McNeal to provide $100,000 in student emergency funding!
We are grateful to each of you for joining us for Bright Futures Benefit WEEK. It was a delight to share the stories of our hardworking, highly motivated students and generous donors with you!
And…it is not too late to watch (or re-watch) our videos or give to support student scholarships and the student emergency fund.
The 2020 Bright Futures Benefit Breakfast Week was a five day online event filled with inspirational student stories and donor testimonials to raise critical funds for student scholarships, program support and the student emergency fund.
Videos were released every day at noon.
October 26 Day 1
The Power of Education: The Scholarship Matching Challenge
October 27 Day 2
Sewing Bright Futures for Students
Teddy Overleese, 2020 LWTech Annual Distinguished Alumnae, Donor
Liz Pakkala, Sewing Student
Charles Ma, Scholarship Recipient
October 28 Day 3
Bridge the Gap: Student Emergency Fund Matching Challenge
Jim Kinsella and Bob McNeal, Entrepreneurs & Donors
Sunny Felicetti, Student Emergency Fund Recipient
Jose Mendoza, Student Emergency Fund Recipient
October 29 Day 4
The Power of Persistence: Three Student Stories
David Gonzalez Salgado, Scholarship Recipient
Abadir Haji, Scholarship Recipient
Samantha Coy, Scholarship Recipient
October 30 Day 5
Building Bright Futures for Students in Our Community
percent Bright Futures Scholarship Matching Challenge met!
percent Bridge the Gap Emergency Fund Matching Challenge met!
percent emergency funds recipients very likely to leave school without emergency funding
percent scholarship applicants not awarded due to lack of scholarship funds
We want to give a special thank you to everyone who has worked incredibly hard to make Bright Futures Benefit WEEK an outstanding success for our students.
And thank YOU! Every single person who has stepped up to make bright futures for our students.
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