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![Student in Machine Tool lab](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_2923.1.jpg?itok=gIVIAJRl×tamp=1571175985)
Meridian-based Micro 100 Tool Corporation recently donated more than $16,000 worth of brand new tooling items to CWI's Machine Tool Technology program.
![CWI employees and supportive community partners.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_2786.1.jpg?itok=RUaQteq7×tamp=1571175989)
The CWI Foundation recently awarded more than $6,000 to the recipients of this year’s Wishing Well Fund.
![Freak Alley wall](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_3116.x.jpg?itok=R-JEncN8×tamp=1571175993)
A group of local artists, educators, and community leaders recently gathered at CWI to talk about the importance of art in public places.
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Local music educator and master percussionist David Gluck held a pair of workshops at CWI’s Nampa Campus, Oct. 14-15.
![Monarch Research Project at CWI Monarch Research Project at CWI](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2797.1.jpg?itok=lqLvcbAN×tamp=1571176004)
Under CWI student Vance McFarland’s watchful eye, more than 50 Monarch Butterflies are ready for a long migration journey.
![2016 Summer Research Symposium at Boise State University 2016 Summer Research Symposium at Boise State University](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/image_c_-_img_1945.1.jpg?itok=QbnYEZ6f×tamp=1571176019)
Seven Biology students had the opportunity to spend their summer vacations in the field researching birds, butterflies, and freshwater mollusks.
![Osprey Research Project near Lake Cascade, Idaho Osprey Research Project near Lake Cascade, Idaho](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9827.1.jpg?itok=VyvfhzqL×tamp=1571176021)
Three students and a CWI biology instructor had the opportunity to get up-close and very personal with osprey—all in the name of science.
![Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/monarch_img_9607_10.jpg?itok=99FYZMLH×tamp=1571176026)
Two CWI students spent their summer as part of a large-scale research effort to save Monarch butterflies from becoming endangered species.
![Students from CWI's English as a Second Language program](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_9477.1.jpg?itok=wKD5egem×tamp=1571176050)
Students from CWI's English as a Second Language program are benefiting from grant funded bilingual picture dictionaries.
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When Amy Shore graduated from high school, she chose the route many others do. She joined the U.S. Army with future plans to go to college. She ended up meeting her husband at her first duty station in Upstate New York and motherhood soon followed. A few years in to her job as a military...
![Group celebrating the Life and Legacy of Former Trustee S. Hatch Barrett](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20101104.jpg?itok=UBCmv6kA×tamp=1571176096)
In honor of former CWI Trustee S. Hatch Barrett, the CWI Foundation and the Barrett Family have established a scholarship fund.
![CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Steve Silva, 2016 CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Steve Silva, 2016](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9333.1_2_1280x853.jpg?itok=QJyWTbko×tamp=1571176278)
For CWI alum Steve Silva, a chance encounter turned into a golden opportunity when he decided to get involved with SkillsUSA.
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A true community effort is helping a special group of students achieve their dreams of going to college.
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CWI Machine Tool Technology students have access to $17,500 in scholarships because of a donation from the Gene Haas Foundation.
![50 Caldwell High School students](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/caldwellhigh_online.jpg?itok=AoHjcq-3×tamp=1571176301)
Thanks to collaboration, more than 50 Caldwell High School students got a jump start on their college education.
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Joe Levitch has established a scholarship for students going through CWI’s Paramedic program.
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Funds raised for the CWI Foundation during Idaho Gives will support the “LTH Don't Give Up” Scholarship.
![Nikki Houston Headshot](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/idaho_gives.jpg?itok=9Xj7LZ6I×tamp=1571176311)
On Thursday, May 5, the CWI Foundation is asking for support in helping to change students’ lives.