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Each year LEAF hosts a live auction at our annual LEAF Learning Renaissance.  One of the fun items on the auction is a “Fire Truck Ride to School” for up to two students living within the St. Cloud city limits.  The auction winner gets to choose which school gets to select the lucky student(s). This year, Mike Podawiltz and Diana Murphy-Podawiltz won the …

Ayan Omar, Equity Services Director and Jesús Sandoval, Tech Assistant Principal lead the way! The District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation board of directors announces that two District 742 administrators will be participating in the Central MN Community Foundation Women’s Fund “Dancing With Our Stars Contest” to ra…

The 2023 Annual Meeting was held at the Country Club on Monday, February, 13.  LEAF welcomed the largest audience ever, reported on happenings during 2022, and presented awards to several individuals, businesses and organizations for their contributions to LEAF and education in District 742.  Following are the 2023 Awardees: The District 742 Local Educat…

LEAF is proud to announce that two District administrators have chosen LEAF as the beneficiary or their efforts as competitors in the CMCF Women’s Fund Annual “Dancing With Our Stars” event to be held on Monday, June 12 at the College of St. Benedict from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Click here to view a preview of their salsa dancing. Ayan Omar, Director of Equity…

In January of 2022, LEAF lost a great friend and founder, Phil Welter.  Phil was the chair of the St. Cloud School Board in 1993 when coaches came to the board with concerns about cuts to the student activities program.  Phil suggested a committee to study how to support the student activities program.  The result of that study was a recommendation to set…