**ALL NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY June 1, 2024**
We invite you to participate in the selection of an award recipient(s) through your recommendations and/or assisting in the selection process!  The Golden Acorn Award is presented by our local PTSA unit to a volunteer in recognition of his/her dedication and service to children and youth. Since the beginning of this program, more than 44,000 Golden Acorns have been presented to volunteers throughout Washington State. A contribution in the name of the recipient(s) is made by the honoring PTA to the Washington State PTA Financial Grant Foundation. From these contributions, the foundation is able to provide approximately $65,000 in scholarships to freshman students entering post-secondary education.  
Each year the LWES PTA gives Golden Acorn Award(s) to honorees who have given exemplary volunteer service to children and youth in our school community. The Golden Acorn is given for continued and dedicated service. The individual who receives the Golden Acorn Award should have volunteer experience at the local unit level, as well as in the community and/or with the school district. This is an excellent way to honor PTA members for their contributions on behalf of children.