Grant #13 – Ecosystems Exploration

The Prairie Wind Middle School Band Director, Kevin Kosiak, requested funds for percussion equipment for his middle school marching band. Before, the percussion equipment owned by the school is designed for high school and adultRead more

This amazing piece of equipment is actually a squeeze machine, or as some call it, a hug machine. It provides deep pressure sensory to autistic and special needs students. This machine provides just the rightRead more

Save the Date for the Annual Rib Cook Off – Saturday, June 25th! This year, it will be hosted by the coaching staff at Perham Schools and all of the proceeds will go towards their activitiesRead more

Save the date for our Back to School Bash to celebrate Perham Yellowjacket Homecoming! We’ll have fun and festivities going on before the Homecoming Football Game on Friday, September 30th from 4-7pm. Join us forRead more

Become a member of the 549 Family today, and get a chance to win a YETI Cooler filled with Yellowjacket gear. Sign up by October 19th to qualify. To sign up, visit the WCI Fund websiteRead more

Kindergarten students enjoying KEVA Planks & MagSnaps purchased by 549 funds! We worked on shapes with the MagSnaps and patterns with the KEVA Planks for STEM day today.Read more

We recently helped purchase Makey Makey, which is an invention kit for the 21st century. Using ordinary, everyday objects as touchpads and then connecting them to a Chromebook and the internet, students are able toRead more

Our first grant of the year has been approved! The Heart of the Lakes Elementary School’s kindergarten classes have requested sets of Tegu Blocks for their students to use. These magnetic wooden blocks bring open-ended imaginativeRead more