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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...

#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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ,...

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...

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...