Waukesha Way

08/26/2026

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS... MAKER MEETINGS ARE BACK!

We’ve missed creating with you, and we’re excited to kick off a brand-new season of Maker Meetings!

Our first event will be Tuesday, September 15, 2026, beginning at 5:30 PM at the Bonifay Woman’s Club.

First Project: Yardstick & Fabric Star Wall Décor
When: Tuesday, September 15 at 5:30 PM
Where: Bonifay Woman’s Club
Cost: FREE! As always, all supplies are provided. You just bring your creativity!

Ready to join us?

Event details and the registration link will drop right here on Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 PM.

Our Maker Meetings tend to fill up quickly, so mark your calendar and be ready!

We’re so glad to be back and can’t wait to spend another season making, learning, and creating with you. See you in September!

08/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2026 Back-to-School Supply Distribution a success!

To our sponsors, volunteers, and community partners, thank you for investing in the students of Holmes County. We also appreciate the Holmes District School Board for partnering with us to make this event possible.

And to the families who joined us today, thank you for allowing us to be a small part of your back-to-school season. We wish all of our students a safe, successful, and amazing school year!

08/03/2026

📣UPDATE SEE THE NEW START TIME📣
We will start at 4:00 pm to align with the start of BK-8’s meal box start time! Thank you to everyone that reached out to let us know!!

🎒 Back-to-School Supply Distribution is TOMORROW! 🎒

We're excited to see everyone tomorrow at Bonifay K-8!

Frequently Asked Questions

📅 When?
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
4:00–6:00 p.m. or until supplies run out.

📍 Where?
Bonifay K-8

🚗 How will it work?
Enter through the main entrance off Highway 90 and follow the flow of traffic. Our volunteers will be there to guide you through the drive-thru route so you can pick up your school supplies quickly and safely.

🥪 Questions about the meal program?
Please visit the Holmes District School Board page for information.

We are grateful to Holmes District School Board for allowing us to partner with them so families can pick up both meal boxes and school supplies in one convenient stop.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

📚 Save the Date! 📚

Mark your calendars for our Back-to-School Supply Distribution on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 p.m. or until supplies run out.

We’ve been listening to your feedback and are making several changes this year to help make the event even better for our families. More details will be announced next week, but we wanted to make sure everyone had the date on their calendar now.

If you or your organization would like to sponsor school supplies for local students, please send us a message. We are grateful for the community support that helps make this event possible, and we want to extend a special thank-you to those who have already reached out to help.

We can’t wait to kick off another great school year together!

06/26/2026

📚 Save the Date! 📚

Mark your calendars for our Back-to-School Supply Distribution on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 p.m. or until supplies run out.

We’ve been listening to your feedback and are making several changes this year to help make the event even better for our families. More details will be announced next week, but we wanted to make sure everyone had the date on their calendar now.

If you or your organization would like to sponsor school supplies for local students, please send us a message. We are grateful for the community support that helps make this event possible, and we want to extend a special thank-you to those who have already reached out to help.

We can’t wait to kick off another great school year together!

06/15/2026

We are honored to recognize the recipient of our inaugural Community Waymaker Award, Morgan R Peoples.

When our organization created this scholarship, we wanted to identify a student whose plans for the future extended beyond personal success. We were looking for someone who demonstrated a genuine commitment to making a positive impact in her community and who understood that leadership is ultimately about serving others.

This year’s recipient exemplifies those qualities.

Throughout her senior year at Holmes County High School, Morgan has been actively involved in Beta Club, her church youth group, worship band, women’s ministry, children’s church, the Teen Safe Driving Coalition, and Project Graduation. She also served as Senior Class Secretary while maintaining a part-time job. These experiences reflect a strong commitment to leadership, service, and community involvement.

In Morgan’s application, she plans to pursue a degree to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and hopes to return home to Holmes County to work with students in our school district. Rather than seeing success as something that takes her away from her community, she sees it as an opportunity to come back and invest in the place that helped shape her.

The future is bright because of young people like Morgan. But the truth is, the present is brighter because of people like Morgan, too.

Many people spend years, sometimes decades, believing they need to build a successful life before they can begin pouring into their community. Morgan has already discovered a truth that takes many of us much longer to learn:

You do not have to build a life before you give back. Giving back is how you build a beautiful life.

It is how you build purpose. It is how you build meaningful relationships. It is how you strengthen a community. And it is how you leave a place better than you found it.

Morgan is already doing that.

Through her service, leadership, faith, and commitment to others, she is making Holmes County stronger today while preparing to make an even greater difference tomorrow.

Morgan, your character, your vision, and your heart for serving others embody exactly what it means to be a Community Waymaker.

It is our pleasure to present the inaugural 2026 Waukesha Way Community Waymaker Award to Morgan. Congratulations and thank you for all you do.

05/15/2026

🎨✨ We had such a great time creating with you all! ✨🎨

Thank you to everyone who showed up for our cyanotype Maker Meeting. It honestly felt just as much like a science experiment as it did a craft, and we loved every minute of it. We didn’t get photos of everyone, but check out some of the awesome prints made last night! 🌿☀️🔵

We’re so grateful for this creative community and all the fun we’ve had together this season. We’ll be taking a break for the summer, but be on the lookout for our next Maker Meeting this September. We can’t wait to create with you again soon! ✨

05/08/2026

Waukesha Way is proud to introduce the 2026 Community Waymaker Award.

This new one-time $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating Holmes County High School senior who demonstrates a vision for improving their community through education, leadership, service, or future career goals.

The award is open to HCHS seniors planning to attend a college or technical post-secondary program after graduation.

Applications are open now through May 22, 2026.

Apply here:
https://forms.gle/RiPUZ5d42GDm8XeM9

05/07/2026

🎨✨ May Maker Meeting Registration is LIVE! ✨🌿

Join us on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 5:30 PM at the Bonifay Woman’s Club for our next Maker Meeting!

This month, we’ll be creating cyanotype prints, a beautiful sun-printing process that captures natural shapes and textures in rich blue tones.

As always, this event is FREE and all supplies will be provided. Just bring your creativity.

📌 Register here:
https://forms.gle/GWgFJA4f5VJGPJzY9

Spots will fill quickly, so don’t wait. We can’t wait to see what you create! ✨

📩 Questions? Drop a comment or send us a message!

🎨✨ May Maker Meeting: Cyanotype Prints! ✨🌿 Join us on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 5:30 PM at the Bonifay Woman’s Club for our next Maker Meeting! This month, we’ll be creating cyanotype prints, a beautiful sun-printing process that captures natural shapes and textures in deep blue tones...

05/04/2026

🎨✨ May Maker Meeting: Cyanotype Prints! ✨🌿

Join us on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 5:30 PM at the Bonifay Woman’s Club for our next Maker Meeting!

This month, we’ll be creating cyanotype prints, a beautiful sun-printing process that captures natural shapes and textures in deep blue tones.

As always, this event is FREE and all supplies will be provided. Just bring your creativity.

🗓 The registration link will drop Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 PM.
Spots fill quickly, so be ready!

We can’t wait to see what you create! ✨

04/16/2026

The birds are going to be so happy with all these beautiful feeders 🐦✨ Check out these awesome creations!