{"id":117904,"date":"2023-04-28T21:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117904"},"modified":"2023-04-28T21:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:19:12","slug":"the-wilson-area-partners-in-education-foundation-celebrates-local-champions-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117904","title":{"rendered":"The Wilson Area Partners in Education Foundation Celebrates Local Champions of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WAKEUP for EDUCATION<\/strong> is a breakfast event and fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Wilson Area Partners in Education Foundation (WAPEF) and its mission to enhance the educational journeys of Wilson Area students. Together, guests will network and collectively celebrate two local change-makers and champions of Wilson Area education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong> After thirty minutes of networking, WAPEF will share information regarding its mission and impact, and recognize two extraordinary leaders:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gary Laubach, esteemed Wilson Area alum, educator and coach. Mr. Laubach is also a legend in the field of sports broadcasting. He will receive the 2023 Educational Impact Award for the deep and meaningful impact he\u2019s had in the lives of former Wilson Area students and athletes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Linda J. Grass, President of St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network, Easton Campus. Ms. Grass will receive the 2023 Community Impact Award for her leadership and personal commitment to being a valued partner in education.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ATTENDEES: <\/strong>Wilson Area School District and WAPEF leadership, community stakeholders, corporate sponsors, the 2023 honorees, and individuals there to support them.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete list of sponsors, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wapef.org\/events\">https:\/\/www.wapef.org\/events<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN: <\/strong>Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 8:00 am &#8211; 9:30 am<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE: <\/strong>Llantrisant Retreat &amp; Wellness Center | 336 Bushkill Street | Tatamy, PA<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAPEF MISSION: <\/strong>To ensure the highest level of educational innovation supporting students, faculty and staff with community involvement in a partnership of lifelong learning.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WEBSITE: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapef.org\"><strong>www.WAPEF.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FACEBOOK &amp; INSTAGRAM:<\/strong> @wilsonpartnersined<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKimberly Hopkins<br \/>\nWilson Area Partners in Education Foundation<br \/>\nwapef@wilsonareasd.org | 484-373-6088<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAKEUP for EDUCATION is a breakfast event and fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Wilson Area Partners in Education Foundation (WAPEF) and its mission to enhance the educational journeys of Wilson &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=117904\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Wilson Area Partners in Education Foundation Celebrates Local Champions of Education<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/wake-up-for-education.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117904"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/117905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}