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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…

The LEAF 742 Distinguished Alumni Award is a new award and the first winner is Mark Bragelman, the President of Liberty Savings Bank in St. Cloud. The award will be presented Saturday night (02/11/2023) during intermission for the Night of the Stars performances. Read the WJON article here and listen to the interview here.

LEAF’s first award goes to Mark Bragelman. Mark is an Apollo High School and St. Cloud State University graduate.It is the intention of LEAF to recognize outstanding District 742 alumni who have made the St. Cloud area their home and have had a positive impact on the community. The award criteria is: • Must be a graduate of a District 742 High School. • …