News and Events

12 Oct Dillard’s In-Store Shopping Event

12 Sep Alpine Bank SEL Grant Celebration

23 Aug Stuff the Bus BIG Check Presentation

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11 Aug 5th Round Bloom Where You Are Planted

Bloom Where You Are Planted HONORING THE LIFE OF KARL BLOOM GRANTS TO PROVIDE k-12 STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED THE SUPPORT TO ALLOW THEM TO PURSUE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES The Bloom Where You Are Planted Grant Fund was created by the family of Karl Bloom. Karl's life was an example...

29 Jul ProSpace and FCI ROVER MakerSpace Donation

https://www.nbc11news.com/2021/07/29/prospace-interiors-fci-constructors-make-donation-grand-mesa-middle-school-district-51-foundation/ https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/grand-mesa-middle-school-gets-new-rover-makerspace/...

06 Jul Stuff the Bus

Stuff the Bus has been supporting our students for over 20 years.  Many of our D51 students can't afford to purchase school supplies.  Started by Townsquare Media, Stuff the Bus has partnered with Mesa Mall, D51 Foundation, and D51 Schools to help provide much needed...

03 Jun Teacher Appreciation Proclamations

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16 May Alpine Bank $50,000 Grant Donation

Alpine Bank has generously donated $50,000 to the D51 Foundation to provide grants specifically to be used by D51 teachers, principals, and counselors to support Social Emotional Learning needs. Grants range in all amounts: small needs and large! Two $25,000 rounds will provide immediate support...

19 Apr Teacher Appreciation Week Paper Dolls

Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner! It's time to let your teachers know how much they mean to you! Consider purchasing a paper doll and an optional coffee gift card to say "thank you" to a teacher. It's easy! The paper dolls will...

05 Apr Clifton Elementary Library Ribbon Cutting

09 Mar 7th Round Professional Learning Grants

17 Feb 4th Round Bloom Where You Are Planted Grants

4th Round Bloom Where You Are Planted Grants...

25 Jan 2021 White Iced Award Recipients & Outstanding Academic Growth Schools

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20 Jan 2021 White Iced Celebration Sponsors

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08 Jan 9th Annual White Iced Virtual Celebration

18 Dec Academy Mortgage Clifton Library Project

12 Nov 21st Century Digital Classrooms

The D51 Foundation just donated over $18K to outfit six D51 classrooms as "21st Century Digital Classrooms." This is an exciting new way to support in person and remote learning through technology now that we've realized our goal of helping to achieve a 1:1 ratio...

27 Oct 2020 Grand Valley Gives and Colorado Gives

Donate Through Colorado Gives  The D51 Foundation is a member of Colorado Gives. Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving.  In 2017 more than 153,000 donations were made to support 2,308 nonprofits for a total...

21 Oct 3rd Round of Bloom Where You Are Planted Grants

Click Here for Bloom Where You Are Planted Grant Application...

19 Oct Enstrom Candies Toffee Donation

Boxes and boxes of Enstrom toffee will be arriving at schools late this week and early next week. All the toffee was generously donated by Enstrom Candies. We are so thankful to have Enstrom VP Manufacturing/Co-Owner Doug Simons, Jr. serve on our D51 Foundation Board...

02 Oct Academy Mortgage Donation for School Supplies

24 Sep 10th Birthday Celebration

Join our Celebration! Our first 10 years have been filled with celebrations, achievements, and connections. The momentum has been remarkable! That's because of generous donors and supporters like YOU! The impact of the D51 Foundation includes a total of over $800K in donations to help fund...

18 Sep 6th Round Professional Learning Grants

D51 Foundation to announce grants $13K going to local teachers, principals for training Grand Junction, CO – The District 51 Foundation is pleased to announce its 6th round of Professional Learning Grant Award Recipients. A total of $13,451 in grants will be awarded from the D51 Foundation...

18 Aug 2020 Thank You Video!

23 Jul Stuff-the-Bus

  Don't forget about this year's Stuff-the-Bus! We've made it easy to donate through the foundation. Help D51 students get the supplies they need to start the school year. Click Here to Donate  ...

30 Jun 2020 Kiwanis Citizen of the Year- Judy Vanderleest

2020 Kiwanis Citizen of the Year- Judy Vanderleest Thank you, Judy, for the hours and hours of dedication to the D51 Foundation and so many other organizations in Mesa County! ...

19 May Roy and Pamela Blythe: A Legacy of Building

Donor Spotlight Roy and Pamela Blythe: A Legacy of Building As a young man, Roy Blythe went off to college hoping to become a teacher and a coach. He discovered architecture along the way and became a registered professional architect instead. Fast forward four decades, Roy...

19 May #GJ Strong Grant & Colorado COVID Relief Fund Grant

#GJ Strong: $25,000 to D51 Foundation for staffing and food expenses for Emergency Meal Program serving 20,000 meals each week while school is not in session at neighborhood drive through sites and mobile meal truck. Funding limited to GJ Sites only. Colorado COVID Relief Fund Grant:...

11 May City of Grand Junction Teacher Appreciation Proclamation

11 May Town of Palisade Teacher Appreciation Proclamation

11 May City of Fruita Teacher Appreciation Proclamation

11 May Mesa County Teacher Appreciation Proclamation

11 May Summer Institute 2020

Once again, the D51 Foundation is proud to be a significant sponsor of the 2020 Summer Institute. For the past four years, the D51F has used proceeds from its fundraising to financially support a portion of Summer Institute where over 500 teachers gather for professional...

11 May 5th Round of Professional Learning Grants

Professional Learning Grant Recipient Julie Blevens at the 2020 CADA Convention. Ms. Blevens is a science teacher at F8/9....

16 Apr Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8

  Click Here to Order a Paper Doll for Teacher Appreciation Week...

06 Apr Chromebooks Make a Difference During COVID-19

Sending a big thank you to the entire community for your support! As we transition to remote learning and work to provide Chrombooks to students so they can continue their education, we want to recognize who has helped make this possible. The D51...

31 Mar Thank You D51 Families! An amazing response to COVID-19

11 Mar Blythe Endowment

The D51 Foundation surprised Roy Blythe with our 1st Friend of the Foundation Award. Roy was the founder of the foundation over 10 years ago. He was driving over the mountains and stopped in Vail to pick up a paper and read that...

04 Mar Bloom Where You Are Planted

The Bloom Where You Are Planted Grant Fund was created by the family of Karl Bloom. Karl's life was an example to so many people about how to give back to your community. He was very involved in helping with extracurricular activities as a way...

12 Feb D51 Foundation Spotlight- New Emerson Elementary

We want to extend our congratulations to New Emerson Elementary and Principal Terry Schmalz. They were recognized during our White Iced Awards Dinner as our Foundation Spotlight School. They have been an 8-time winner of the prestigious John Irwin Excellent Award. Way...

05 Feb Refund Colorado

A new program in Colorado will let you give some or all of your state income tax refund to support our work. On your return or tax software, look for the prompt to Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit and use our Registration Number: 20113031302 Find...

05 Feb 2020 Outstanding Academic Growth Schools

2020 Outstanding Academic Growth Schools English Language Arts Appleton Elementary Mesa View Elementary Scenic Elementary Shelledy Elementary Wingate Elementary Math Appleton Elementary Dual Immersion Academy Mesa View Elementary Scenic Elementary Thunder Mountain Elementary...

03 Feb 2020 White Iced Awards

2020 White Iced Award Matt Borgmann                   Palisade High School Jade Decker                          Orchard Avenue Elementary Nancy Harris                        Loma Elementary Christina Horn                     Career Center Jami Lewis                            Shelledy Elementary Molly Moyer                         New Emerson Elementary Patrick Roenicke                  East Middle School Tommie Witt                        Chatfield Elementary...

23 Jan White Iced Silent Auction Mobile Bidding App Handbid

23 Jan 2020 White Iced Awards Recipients & Outstanding Academic Growth Schools

12 Dec 8th Annual White Iced Celebration

It's time to dazzle in honor of our public educators in Mesa County. The White Iced Celebration presented by the District 51 Foundation is February 1st at the CMU Meyer Ballroom.  Don your best white, silver, cream, or gold attire and join the fun: dancing ,...

02 Dec 2019 Colorado Gives Day

Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 10th The D51 Foundation is a member of Colorado Gives. Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. https://www.coloradogives.org     The D51 Foundation is a member of Grand Valley Gives. It was formed in...

25 Nov Story Time with Santa & Dr. Sirko

24 Oct Story Time with Santa & Dr. Sirko

The 2019 Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce Leadership Day gave participants an in-depth look at D51.  The visit included: Welcome from Superintendent Dr. Diana Sirko Greeting from Dr. Raul de Villegas- Decker, President of D51 Foundation Lunch from The Lunch Lizard  School Bus Ride  Tour old & new Orchard Mesa...