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November 1-4, 2022
The LWTech Foundation’s 2022 Bright Futures Benefit WEEK is here! Join us for four days of inspirational videos and messages featuring hardworking, highly motivated LWTech students!
Bright Futures Benefit WEEK benefits student scholarships, instructional program support and the student emergency fund at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Our students are reaffirming their commitment to their education, but they cannot do it without you and your support. Every dollar you give will benefit a LWTech student and will help them with the financial and motivational resources they need to succeed.
Thank You Reception
This year, the LWTech Foundation is pleased to invite all Bright Futures Benefit WEEK donors to a special BRIGHT FUTURES THANK YOU RECEPTION on Tuesday, November 15 at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Chef City Grill on campus. This special event will feature delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared by our talented culinary arts and baking arts students.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 11605 132nd Avenue NE, Kirkland, WA 98034, Chef City Grill
Featuring Two Bright Futures Videos!
Join us online for inspirational student stories and messages to raise critical funds for student scholarships, program support and the childcare assistance fund. Videos will be posted here during 2023 Bright Futures Benefit Week!
2022 Bright Futures Benefit WEEK Sponsors
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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.
Donate to the 2021 Bright Futures Benefit WEEK
Featuring Three Bright Futures Videos!
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.
The Power of Education
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.
Starring
Ed and Pam Belcher, Donors
Joey Alvarez, Scholarship Recipient
Korynn Baird, Scholarship Recipient
Marcus Morgan, Scholarship Recipient
Building Brighter Futures
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.
Meet the Match
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.
2021 Bright Futures Benefit Week Fundraising Goal
2020-2021 Annual Report
Thank You
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.
- Our matching challenge donors—
- Jim Kinsella and Bob McNeal and the three additional anonymous donors for spearheading the Childcare Assistance Fund Matching Challenge!
- Ed and Pam Belcher for spearheading the Bright Futures Scholarship Matching Challenge!
- Our presenting sponsors – Microsoft Corporation and PAC Worldwide
- Our amazing premier, platinum, gold, and silver sponsors, whose logos are listed below
- President Amy Morrison and the LWTech Board of Trustees for their tireless leadership
- Our board of directors, led by Clara Hollin, Foundation Board President, and Diane Toomey, Bright Futures Benefit WEEK Chair, and the rest of our amazing board of directors –John Feistner, Dan Frost, Glenn Gardner, Ann Habernigg, Diane Haelsig, Gina Haggerty, Kathy Katzenberger, Nolan Koreski, Walt Krueger, Nazie Nabaie, Brenda Nunes, Kris Overleese, and Bill Shelby
- The fabulous virtual table captains – Anne Hamilton, Laura Wildfong, and Zac and Ladena Woodall
- The LWTech Architectural Technology Program, especially Professor Bob Mandy, who oversaw the creation of the limited-edition notecards
- The LWTech Staff who have gone above and beyond—especially our Communications and Marketing team; our Facilities and Operations team, and our Campus Public Safety team
And thank YOU! Every single person who has stepped up to make bright futures for our students.
2021 Bright Futures Benefit WEEK Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
- Microsoft
- PAC Worldwide
Premier Sponsor
- Anne Hamilton
- Amazon
- Bill Shelby and Aly Gardner-Shelby
Platinum Sponsors
- EvergreenHealth
- EvergreenHealth Foundation
- Clara Hollin and Mark Allen
- Schreiber, Starling, and Whitehead Architects
- Synrad, a Novanta Company
Gold Sponsors
- Frost Family Dentistry
- Dick and Diane Haelsig
- Solomon Karmel and Martine Smets
- Miller Hayashi Architects, PLLC.
- Prime Electric
- Teddy Overleese
- Workpointe
Silver Sponsors
- KBA, Inc.
- Implant and Periodontic Specialists
- Susan Aaron Moller
- President Amy Morrison
- Nazanin Nabaie
- Brenda Nunes – Keller Williams Realty Nunes Group
- Northwest Nurseries
- Puget Sound Energy
- Right! Systems Inc.
- Elisabeth Sorensen
- Laura Wildfong
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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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.
Five Days of Bright Futures Videos!
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.
Monday
October 26 Day 1
The Power of Education: The Scholarship Matching Challenge
Tuesday
October 27 Day 2
Sewing Bright Futures for Students
Starring
Teddy Overleese, 2020 LWTech Annual Distinguished Alumnae, Donor
Liz Pakkala, Sewing Student
Charles Ma, Scholarship Recipient
Wednesday
October 28 Day 3
Bridge the Gap: Student Emergency Fund Matching Challenge
Starring
Jim Kinsella and Bob McNeal, Entrepreneurs & Donors
Sunny Felicetti, Student Emergency Fund Recipient
Jose Mendoza, Student Emergency Fund Recipient
Thursday
October 29 Day 4
The Power of Persistence: Three Student Stories
Starring
David Gonzalez Salgado, Scholarship Recipient
Abadir Haji, Scholarship Recipient
Samantha Coy, Scholarship Recipient
Friday
October 30 Day 5
Building Bright Futures for Students in Our Community
2020 Bright Futures Benefit Week Fundraising Goal
0
percent Bright Futures Scholarship Matching Challenge met!
0
percent Bridge the Gap Emergency Fund Matching Challenge met!
0
percent emergency funds recipients very likely to leave school without emergency funding
0
percent scholarship applicants not awarded due to lack of scholarship funds
Thank You
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.
- Our matching challenge donors—
- Jim Kinsella and Bob McNeal for spearheading the Bridge the Gap Student Emergency Fund Matching Challenge!
- Ed and Pam Belcher for spearheading the Bright Futures Scholarship Matching Challenge!
- Our presenting sponsors – Microsoft Corporation and PAC Worldwide
- Our amazing premier, platinum, gold, and silver sponsors, whose logos are listed below
- President Amy Morrison and the LWTech Board of Trustees for their tireless leadership
- Our board of directors, led by Clara Hollin, Foundation Board President, and Diane Toomey, Bright Futures Benefit WEEK Chair, and the rest of our amazing board of directors – David Alskog, John Feistner, Dan Frost, Glenn Gardner, Ann Habernigg, Diane Haelsig, Gina Haggerty, Kathy Katzenberger, Nolan Koreski, Walt Krueger, Nazie Nabaie, Brenda Nunes, Kris Overleese, and Bill Shelby
- The fabulous virtual table captains – Anne Hamilton, Solomon Karmel and Martine Smets, Betty Spieth-Croll, Laura Wildfong, and Zac and Ladena Woodall
- The LWTech Sewing Program, especially Professor Jacque Goldsmith, who has overseen the development of the limited edition masks
- The LWTech Staff who have gone above and beyond—especially our Communications and Marketing team; our Facilities and Operations team, and our Campus Public Safety team
And thank YOU! Every single person who has stepped up to make bright futures for our students.
2020 Bright Futures Benefit WEEK Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
- Microsoft
- PAC Worldwide
Premier Sponsor
- Anne Hamilton
Platinum Sponsors
- Copiers NW, Inc.
- EvergreenHealth
- EvergreenHealth Foundation
- Schreiber Starling Whitehead Architects
- Clara Hollin and Mark Allen
- Solomon Karmel and Martine Smets
Gold Sponsors
- Frost Family Dentistry
- Prime Electric, Inc.
- Synrad, a Novanta Company
Silver Sponsors
- ATS Automation
- Dental Specialists Northwest
- Dick and Diane Haelsig
- Implants and Periodontics Specialists
- Keller Williams Realty - Brenda Nunes Group
- KBA, Inc.
- Lu Lockwood and Vince Isaacson
- Miller Hayashi Architects, PLLC.
- Susan Aaron Moller
- President Amy Morrison
- Nurseries Northwest
- Teddy Overleese
- Puget Sound Energy
- Right! Systems, Inc.
- Elisabeth Sorensen
- Tri-Tec Manufacturing
- Laura Wildfong