Gift Projects
The Kolton Kaiser Foundation stems from a heartfelt desire to make a positive impact, echoing Kolt's enate ability to uplift others. We strive to continue Kolt's spirit of kindness and giving through our "Gifts." We offer funding for educational supplies, extracurricular opportunities, and multiple scholarships to further others' goals, dreams and aspirations. Kolt brought others together by encouraging them to do good, lending a helping hand, and welcoming everyone with open arms. Through the Foundation, we aim to spread love and light in Kolt's memory and bring honor to God in doing so.
Click on the PDF below to read about our completed 2024-25 school year community projects.
This is only possible with your support.
Mrs. Eichenberger says the Boomwhackers have been a great addition to her student's brain breaks. The students are focused and working together for a common goal (creating a song). The Boomwhackers also have a musical note (letter to the kids) on them as well as different colors. The students have made several comments about learning music and reading the notes that match with the coordinating colors. They've noticed how the different tubes have different sounds and how those sounds correlate to the length of the tube. She is amazed at how excited they got about learning music! They are having fun and really enjoy playing music together as a school family!
These Grant Line Elementary students really enjoy relaxing and calming their bodies down after lunch. It's great for the students to refocus their brains and get ready for new learning. After lunch, students grab their yoga mat, find a spot around the room with a friend, and get ready to follow along with the Cosmic Kids yoga on Youtube. They really look forward to this part of their school day….we love supporting students and teachers!
Ms. Vincent wanted to immerse her NAHS English students into the classic Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. The students made their own medieval masquerade masks as described in the scene where they attend the ball. Students learned how much effort went into costuming in that time period and it also made the lesson more fun!
We love supporting the Borden - Henryville Lifewise Academy! Bible Education classes during school!
Look at the 3rd and 4th grade Green Valley Special ED students concentrate. Their are focused and learning with their new phonics reading and multi-sensory math materials.
Check out these Thomas Jefferson Elementary inspiring young artists! The PreK, 1st and 3rd grade students have been busy with their new watercolor sets. We are looking forward to the GCCS Art Show is April, 2025.
It was an honor to supply items and supplies to make the Make the Mt Tabor Elementary social worker space comfortable and welcoming to students. The school social worker plays a role in crisis response and social emotional learning.
Introducing the Bullpup Scholars Service Learning project!
These students created a clothes closet at Hazelwood Middle School named "Hazelwood Styles." The closet will help students have access to clothing and hygiene necessities when needed.
Because of our generous donors we are able to support the Our Place Drug and Alcohol "Be the Majority" campaign. This lesson is part of our local middle and high school Lifeskills programs. The lesson discusses the dangers and consequences of drug and alcohol use. BE the MAJORITY that makes the right decision! At Highland Hills Middle School the students sign their shirts and make a committment to the campaign.
Ms. Heil's Pleasant Ridge Elementary students love the new stools! The stools allow more students to fit around the table and work in small groups..
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We are very excited to support this ministry. What could be more fun......
Dirt bikes and Jesus!
The 812 Mx Ministry provides a fun and safe environment for all dirt bike riders in the community. During their events they always break and share a brief devotional service they call "Dirt Church."
Ms. Dimmitt's S. Ellen Jones Early Intervention PreK student's love the new classroom supplies and fine/motor sensory equipment. More tools to encourage learning with a big smile!
It was an honor to sponsor the Brandon's House Be Kind 5K in memory of the beautiful Ella Walker. Brandon's House offers free counseling to youth in southern Indiana. Just BE KIND!
We are excited to fund Mr. Braden's Scribner MS classroom library! There is nothing like a good BOOK to stimulate your mind, expand your perspective of the world, use your imagination, provide an escape from the daily teenage stresses and distract you from social media.
We are excited to sponsor the 2nd Annual Tucker Biven Baseball Camp!
We saw lots of smiles while learning the best game in the world!
Ms. Schafer's Green Valley Elementary 3rd & 4th grade students are excited to recieve new class room supplies
It is our pleasure to celebrate the NAFCS Teacher of the Week! We appreciate our teachers commitment to the community and honor them with a $50 Amazon gift card for classroom supplies.
Thank you for the difference that you make in the lives of our children!
Mr. Tinius's 3rd graders love the new calm rechargeable lamp lighting in the reading and relaxing area! Making the area extra special has motivated his Fairmont Elementary students.
These adorable Utica Elementary students love to eat lunch outside! The picnic tables in the outdoor learning space will be used for many lunches and years to come.
This project was extra special! Not only are the NAHS Baseball coaches life long friends of Kolt's, he also grew up playing many years at the Mt. Tabor Little League ball park. We helped fund field improvements and these cool locker name tags. Always a BULLDOG!
The Christian Academy of Southern Indiana PE equipment gets used by over 400 students and you can imagine how quickly it needs replaced. The students are enjoying the new soccer goals and balls, skip-bo, dodge balls and sponge balls for other activities. Funding this project was an honor!
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Look at these happy faces! We are honored to support Green Valley Elementary and their end of school field day T-shirts!
NAHS After Prom was a huge success! It's truly amazing how many volunteers help make this event so special. After Prom had highest attendance in years. We were so excited to fund the Impairment goggle activity. The students had a blast!
We are excited to support the Rock Creek Middle School Girls Softball Team! The team just completed their second season and equipment was needed to help build the program. So many valuable life lessons and opportunities are learned participating in school sports.
These 7th grade Seymour MS students are having fun learning about Newton's Law of Motion! They designed cars to protect their eggs. They also used funded supplies to learn about electricity and what materials are insulators and conductors. Ms. Knecht thinks of creative ways to make learning fun and interesting.
These 4th grade Silver Creek students absolutely loved the English Reading GLOW project! The supplies can be shared between teachers and will be used for years to come. It was an honor to fund this project!
A little bit of Math and a whole lot of fun! The students loved the Highland Hills 5th grade Math Carnival. Big smiles and lots of laughter. Many said it was the best day of Math, ever!
We are proud sponsors of the East Washington Middle School Musketeer Robotics team! The Outside the Box team did so well at State they received an invitation to the VEX World's Championship in Dallas, TX.
Outstanding young men!
The Green Valley Elementary ED call is enjoying their new Emotional ABC's subscription. The SEL lessons help the students learn how to manage their behaviors and big emotions.
We are honored to support the Parkview Middle School Robotics team. Our donation provided robotics supplies needed for the Greater Clark County School Robotics Competition. PVMS came in 3rd place. Mr Tull and his students meet weekly after school to work on programming and prepare for competitions.
We are so honored to fill this library with BOOKS! The 10th and 11th grade Jeffersonville High School English students love the classroom library. Ms. Porter said she's never had so many requests to take home books!
Green Valley Elementary
These cuties love the new Wobble stools in the Special Ed classroom. The stools help improve focus and attention by providing a controlled outlet for their sensory needs.
We are very excited to announce......
The New Albany high school Class of 2024
$1000 Scholarship recipients -
Nate samsel, caylin walters, maliya powell, isabella frantz & landen kirk.
NAHS teachers and staff nominated students based off a students respectful attitude, Loyal Friendship, kindness and caring for others, good school citizenship, and a student who advocates for others.
Prosser Career and Educational Center
We are excited to announce the Prosser Welding Material Scholarships will be awarded to EIGHT class of 2024 graduates. Mr. Walton and Mr. Perry will nominate graduates based off their commitment to learning, attitude, class leadership and welding skills.
STEM BINS!! Miss Bensing wants her 1st grade students to love learning and teach them to be academically creative. The STEM bins provide multiple activities to encourage her students to utilize critical thinking strategies that lead to innovative thinking while learning problem solving skills and developing fine motor skills. These items will be used in her classroom for many years to come.
Silver Creek Primary School
This Christmas season we are so excited to Adopt 5 precious Angels from the Salvation Army Angel Tree. The Kolton Kaiser Foundation also gave a $1000 donation to our local Salvation Army.
Shooting Shirts
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Kolt always wore his Scribner gear with Pride! We were honored to be able to provide the Shooting Shirts for the 2023 7th-8th grade girls Basketball team!
Georgetown Elementary
Special Education-Mild Intervention K-2nd Grade
This project is dear to our hearts! We are honored to provide Wiggle Stools, Cushion Seats and Weighted Animals to this classroom. The items help with focus and fun learning. They have named the weighted dog the K-Dog for Kolton.
Henryville High School
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What a fun Christmas project! Mrs. Gleason always knows how to make learning interesting for the students! This group of 11th grade Dual Credit English Comp students built houses to "sell" in presentations to demonstrate their understanding of logos, ethos, and pathos. We were honored to provide the building materials.
Scribner Middle School
We are very excited to provide these calming light covers for three 5th grade classrooms at Scribner Middle School. The covers help with eyestrain, headaches and create a calming atmosphere.
Grant Line Elementary
Look at these happy faces! We are so excited to provide Mrs. Schneiders Kindergarten class 5 sets of Math Blocks. Building with Blocks develop number sense.
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Miss Hupp's Kindergarten class at Fairmont Elementary has been gifted supplies with games and activities to help accelerate foundational skills in Math and Reading.
We are very excited to announce......
We are giving $1,000 scholarships to FOUR New Albany High School class of 2024 graduates. NAHS Teachers and staff can nominate students based off a students respectful attitude, kindness toward others, good school citizenship, and a student thats friendly and advocates for others.