WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (MAY 18, 2023) — The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) presented $8,701 to Curtin Intermediate School’s Odyssey of the Mind (OM) team, which heads to the World Finals at Michigan State University next week. The education foundation was able to contribute a combination of donations designated for the team from those in the community, area businesses and its Annual Fund.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (MAY 17, 2023) — The Class of 2023’s top 5 percent were recognized Wednesday night during the 10th annual Top Hat Dinner held at Le Jeune Chef on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology. Eighteen seniors were celebrated for their academic excellence, as well as their selected faculty honorees who influenced and inspired that success. Each student also received a $50 award from the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation, the district’s nonprofit affiliate, which also sponsored the event.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (APRIL 19, 2023) — River Valley Regional YMCA, YWCA Northcentral PA and the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) are pleased to announce the return of Over the Edge (OTE) this fall. The event will return for its sixth year to the William Hepburn Highrise, 400 Lycoming St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (FEBRUARY 24, 2023) — After returning to Williamsport Area High School for the first time since 2018, the Harlem Wizards event raised a net total of $20,164 for the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF). The Feb. 9 event, presented by Geisinger, drew some 1,500 people to the Magic Dome to watch district personalities take on the New Jersey-based entertainment basketball squad.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (JANUARY 23, 2023) — The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) announced its distribution of two grants totaling $7,325 that will provide support to and enhance district programs.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (JANUARY 18, 2023) — Twenty-nine players have joined the team of teachers, principals and staff who will take on the Harlem Wizards in a charity basketball event at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 at Williamsport Area High School. The event, presented by Geisinger, returns to the Magic Dome for the first time in five years to benefit the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF), the district’s nonprofit affiliate.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (DECEMBER 16, 2022) — The Harlem Wizards are set to return to the Magic Dome at Williamsport Area High School in a fundraiser benefit game for the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. The game, presented by Geisinger, will begin at 6:30 p.m., with doors set to open at 5:30.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (DECEMBER 7, 2022) — The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation recently concluded its annual Holiday Essay Contest, during which students in kindergarten through third grade were asked to answer, in 200 words or less, “What are you most thankful for during the holiday season and why?”

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (NOVEMBER 29, 2022) — The Williamsport Area School District recently received a total of $74,290 in a combination of grants from both the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) and the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP).