The Blue Valley Educational Foundation gave special thanks to its donors at the October Board of Education meeting. New donors who have contributed $2,000 or more to the Foundation since its inception 17 years ago, were added to the organization's "Wall of Honor."

The wall now reflects the cumulative donations of more than $20,000 for: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Commerce Bank, N.A. and Lathrop & Gage L.C.

            Added to the wall at the $10,000 - $19,000 level were: CommunityAmerica Credit Union, HTK Architects, P.A., Metcalf Bank and Ricoh Americas Corporation

Added to the wall at the $5,000-$9,999 level were: Akro Fireguard Products, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottling, Columbian Bank, Julie Miller and Will and Connor Gilliam, Leawood Elementary School PTO, Peoples Bank, Philanthropic Foundation, Validity Screening Solutions, WaterOne of Johnson County and a gift In Honor of Lily Bemiller

            Recognition also went to the following new donors at the $2,000-$4,999 level: Randy and Judie Becker, Blue Valley High PTO, Blue Valley Middle PTO, Harvey Bodker Family, Pete and Cathy Bunn, Corporate Communications Group, Country Club Bank, Doug and Caryn Firebaugh, Reca and Al Hanna, Heartland Elementary PTO, Kempley Clagett Family, Bob Moore, Nevius Serig Palmer Architecture, Nick & Jake's, Overland Trail Elementary PTO, Elizabeth Parks, Perkins + Will, Dave and Kim Raden, Mike and Pam Robinson, Shafer, Kline and Warren, Inc., Solutions Bank, Sunset Ridge Elementary PTO, David and Susan Swift, Town and Country Bank, The Trigg Family, Valley Park Elementary PTO, and Richard Whelan

            The Blue Valley Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides funding for extraordinary educational opportunities for students in Blue Valley Schools. For more information call (913) 239-4622.