The Hempfield Foundation will hold its 2023 golf tournament on Friday, June 2, at Four Seasons Golf Club, 949 Church St., Landisville. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. with registration and lunch, followed by a 1 p.m. start. The title sponsor for the tournament is also the Foundation's Premier Community Partner, Penn State Health.

Separate fees have been set for individual golfers and for groups of four. Single hole sponsorships are available. For more information about the tournament and to register as a player or hole sponsor, visit http://www.hempfieldfoundation.org or email hempfieldfoundation@gmail.com.

The Hempfield Foundation holds this annual event to support its teacher grant and scholarship programs. Most of the monies raised go toward funding grants to help Hempfield staff members in all grade levels in all school buildings.

For the 2022-23 school year, the foundation funded 48 grants totaling nearly $100,000. The following projects were awarded funding: the creation of the Landisville Education Center Social Skills Club Pilot Program to promote peer-to-peer relationship-building, improve social skills and encourage positive engagement with teachers; the purchase of heart rate monitors for middle school students to allow them to connect class content with immediate information about their pulse; the creation of a podcast production studio in the high school library; the purchase of surface temperature sensors and no-touch forehead thermometers to help high school science students better understand key roles played by nurses in hospitals and nursing homes; the purchase of a ceramics wheel to enhance the arts curriculum and to teach elementary students about all forms of clay sculpture-making.

Also, bringing a hands-on exhibit provided by the Lancaster Science Factory to the district; purchasing the online program "Digital Breakout," which provides hundreds of online digital "escape" rooms for students to solve math, science, ELA and other problems; bringing the Mari Black Trio to the district for a residency to provide clinics for all students in the district who play stringed instruments; and creating a "Zen Zone" to help middle school students who receive emotional support services in special education.

A full list of the foundation's 2022-23 grants is posted at the aforementioned website.

This spring, the foundation will also give $26,500 in scholarships to graduating Hempfield seniors. The foundation's scholarships range from $500 to $5,000 and are awarded to students who demonstrate excellent character, outstanding leadership, strong community service, academic achievement, athletic success and entrepreneurial spirit. Anyone interested in creating a scholarship should email the foundation.

Founded in 1993, the Hempfield Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization that supports the educational mission of the Hempfield School District through grants and scholarships. Information on how to become a partner of the foundation can be found by visiting the aforementioned website or contacting the foundation's executive director, Scott Bishop, at the aforementioned email address.