Mars Planet Foundation
The Mars Planet Foundation was established in 2009.
Board Members are:
Beth Ziegler - President
Carol Knox - Vice President
Amy Riggio - Treasurer
Tricia Holland - Secretary
Kevin Hagen
Liz Porco
LeeAnn Riner
Jenn Stuber
Doug Wolf
Vicki Zaccari
Mars Planet Foundation Board of Directors will approve all major funding decisions, including all fund-raising and allocation of funds. Terms of office for the Foundation Board president, vice president, treasurer and secretary are for one year (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31).
06/16/2026
๐ Scoreboard Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available!
Looking for a meaningful way to support Mars students while promoting your business?
The Mars Planet Foundation currently has a limited number of scoreboard sponsorship opportunities available at the Mars Athletic Complex for the 2026โ2027 school year.
Your sponsorship helps fund teacher grants, student programs, and scholarships while providing visibility at one of the most recognized gathering places in our community. ๐๐
Interested in learning more? Send us a message or visit marsplanetfoundation.org.
05/05/2026
We love seeing our grants in action ๐๐
The 6th Grade Reading Relays project is going so well! The kids are fully invested, excited, and truly engaged in their books, exactly what we hoped for ๐
The hardcover books have been a big success and we can't wait to hear about the competition.
Itโs always amazing to see how these projects come to life and make a real impact for students ๐ซ
04/22/2026
Vote for the Mars Fightin' Planet :)
Vote Willingboro Chimeras or Mars Fightinโ Planets: High school mascot bracket, Final 4 The Chimeras (New Jersey) are a No. 8 seed, while the Fightin' Planets (Pennsylvania) are No. 14.
04/07/2026
We want to say a big THANK YOU to all of the students who applied for scholarships through the Mars Planet Foundation this year. ๐
We received so many thoughtful and impressive applications, and our judges are currently in the process of reviewing them.
Weโre so excited to celebrate these students and announce the winners at the ceremony in May. Itโs always such a special night!
03/23/2026
๐บ Project Update: Mars Area High School
Installation is underway for the new TVs funded by Mars Planet Foundation.
Two monitors are already up and running, with more being added in the coming weeks. Students are also getting hands-on experience by programming the Raspberry Pi systems that power the displays.
Itโs exciting to see this project come to life and make an impact throughout the school.
02/28/2026
PLEASE SHARE:
๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น?
Don McCleary Scholarship โ A $2,000 Award -๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
Requirements to Apply (No Essay):
โญ Must be a graduating senior at Mars or Seneca Valley High Schools
โญ and a graduating senior at Butler County Area Vocational Technical School.
โญCurrently enrolled in a Vocational-Technical Program
โญ Plan to continue education after graduation in Heating/Cooling, Automotive Technology, Building Trades, Carpentry, Collision Repair, Heavy Equipment Repair or Welding.
โญ Must be hard worker, have good attendance, and a respectable GPA
๐Apply Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft3D5EIulparbS1xCPmTR15ZShr_ZkmskpuM2Aw1-0MyN53A/viewform
02/25/2026
๐จ Mars Seniors โ Scholarship Deadline is This Sunday (March 1st)
https://marsplanetfoundation.org/scholarships
The Mars Planet Foundation has $29,000 available across 14 different community-based scholarships for Mars High School seniors.
These scholarships are created specifically for our local students โ and students can apply to more than one.
If you are a senior, or if you know one, please donโt let this deadline pass.
โ๏ธ Review the qualifications
โ๏ธ Apply to any scholarships that fit
โ๏ธ Submit before Sunday
Letโs make sure no Mars senior misses this opportunity.
https://marsplanetfoundation.org/scholarships
02/24/2026
A HUGE thank you to NexTierBank for their donation. And we loved seeing the drones and our teacher grants in action! ๐ฅฐ https://www.facebook.com/NexTierBank
02/04/2026
Do you know a Mars High School senior? ๐
Please share this with them ๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ $๐ฎ๐ต,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐โ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐.
https://marsplanetfoundation.org/scholarships
Students should visit our website to see which scholarships they qualify for and apply. Yes, seniors can apply for more than one!
Weโd love to award every single dollar to Mars seniors this year ๐
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02/03/2026
The Planet Foundation was featured in the 228 Times: "๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ญ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐" Read more:
https://www.228times.com/mars-planet-foundation-expands-its-mission-as-new-fund-aims-to-help-students-in-need/
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545 Route 228
Mars, PA
16046