Tony Mapu Memorial Foundation

Tony Mapu Memorial Foundation Tony Mapu attended Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa intermittently from 1977-1980. He was a wonderful student-athlete.

The Tony Mapu Memorial Foundation’s vision is to inspire, empower and equip young people for excellence in academics, athletics and the arts materialized through community-oriented activities. He and his family traveled the United States and Canada as an entertainment group known as "Chief Mapu and The Sounds of Polynesia". Tony's life ended his senior year in a tragic car accident on October 25th

, 1980. He left a very large impact with his classmates and many family and friends throughout the district. In keeping with the Tony Mapu Memorial Foundation Core Values and Vision Statement, focus and commitment to financial credibility, trust and accountability will always be emphasized and observed. The foundation exists to fund scholarships and other community projects directly or in collaborative partnership with other credible organizations to accomplish this vision and its objectives. Such awards and collaboration decisions will be made by majority vote of Foundation board members.

Please join us in congratulating Will Marshall on his remarkable achievement of graduating with a degree in RTNL (recrea...
06/06/2026

Please join us in congratulating Will Marshall on his remarkable achievement of graduating with a degree in RTNL (recreation, tourism, and nonprofit leadership) from UNI in a record three years. He was one of our first scholarship recipients and is our first college graduate! He is getting married in September.
Southeast Polk Education Foundation Southeast Polk Community School District University of Northern Iowa

Join us in celebrating Nola Mapu's extraordinary legacy, a shining testament to compassion and benevolence, as we offer ...
05/29/2026

Join us in celebrating Nola Mapu's extraordinary legacy, a shining testament to compassion and benevolence, as we offer our sincere condolences to the Mapu family on her glorious transition today.
Please leave a message for her family to be able to read.
Ginger Lotulelei Lusiana Leinola Mapu-Lara

Registration opens tomorrow! Emma Design Anne Mae Photography Altoona IOWA Rocks! A wonderful memory making summer cam...
05/27/2026

Registration opens tomorrow! Emma Design Anne Mae Photography Altoona IOWA Rocks! A wonderful memory making summer camp! SEP alumni Emma Palmer is the teacher and coordinator.

ART CAMP registration coming Thursday! If you sent an email, you received an early invite! We will post registration publicly Thursday! June 15-18 10AM-12 in Altoona! Suggested flexible ages 5ish-14ish

REECE WHINERY, Tony Mapu Memorial Foundation scholarship recipient is THE CLASS 4A 2026 DISCUS STATE CHAMPION 🥇🥇🥇1st in ...
05/21/2026

REECE WHINERY, Tony Mapu Memorial Foundation scholarship recipient is THE CLASS 4A 2026 DISCUS STATE CHAMPION 🥇🥇🥇

1st in school history, and school record setter AGAIN with a throw of 183’3”!

CONGRATS REECE 🙌🏼
Way to go!!! 🖤💛💪🏽

Another great fundraising golf tournament! Sign up today!!
05/21/2026

Another great fundraising golf tournament! Sign up today!!

Don't know a birdie from an eagle? No worries, this is all about RAMS anyway! ⛳🐏🎉 Your RAMS Classic Golf Scramble registration helps fund grants that support SEP educators' innovative efforts in the classroom, and that's important whether you shoot 2 under par or don't know how the heck to use a pitching wedge. (Seriously, can someone help us out with that?)

There's still time to sign up - but not much! - to tee off with us May 29 at Toad Valley Golf Course: sepef.org/Classic

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉Sue Steenhoek, Shawntel Middleton Cooney,...
05/18/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Sue Steenhoek, Shawntel Middleton Cooney, Barry Vandehaar, Michele Simpson, Erin Dayton, Amanda Williams, Russ Lane

Happy 89th birthday to Phyllis Murphy, Tony’s “mom” while he attended school in the Southeast Polk Community School Dis...
05/18/2026

Happy 89th birthday to Phyllis Murphy, Tony’s “mom” while he attended school in the Southeast Polk Community School District.
Also, happy heavenly 63rd birthday to Tony Mapu.
Post a message here to wish Phyllis a happy birthday and also a message with a memory of Tony, whether it is a memory of you knowing him, or how this foundation impacted you or a family member.
Mahalo
🖤💛

With Teaspoon Catering – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
05/17/2026

With Teaspoon Catering – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

With Jordan Beem Music – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
05/17/2026

With Jordan Beem Music – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

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PO BOX 705 Ankeny
Altoona, IA
50021

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