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Raytown Educational Foundation, students recognized for ‘Why I Love My School’ contest and teaching grants

2111818 · January 15, 2025

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The Raytown Educational Foundation presented six contest winners with $100 gift cards and reported grants and sponsorship activity, including a $6,485 'Games Galore' grant and sponsorship for a Kauffman Center performance.

Representatives of the Raytown Educational Foundation (REF) joined the Dec. 9 board meeting to announce winners of the "Why I Love My School" contest and to report on recent foundation activity.

The foundation awarded six $100 Walmart gift cards to student winners across essay, multimedia and video categories; winners’ entries are available on the district website, the presenters said. Martha Cockrell, executive director of the Raytown Educational Foundation, joined district staff to present winning students in the meeting audience.

REF trustees also reported results of the foundation’s November 2024 meeting: Emmerich and Company completed the foundation’s audit and the trustees unanimously accepted the draft; a family dance event, "Rockin' in Raytown," drew 113 students and family members and 40 community VIPs; and a $6,485 teaching and learning grant titled "Games Galore" at Westridge (Fleet Ridge) was presented to purchase games and equipment to support family nights, recess and school events.

The foundation said it will be a diamond‑level sponsor ($2,500–$2,999) for "United in Song: The Music of Raytown" at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts on April 16, 2025, and reminded the community that the annual Raytown Educational Foundation Community Breakfast is scheduled for Feb. 6, 2025.

Board and district staff thanked the foundation and congratulated student winners. The presentation emphasized the foundation’s role in classroom grants and community events supporting student enrichment.