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August 30, 2022
Along with a large number of area businesses and organizations, LEAF had a table at the District 742 Welcome Back Staff event at Tech High School this morning.  LEAF offered prizes for staff who stopped by and filled out a card.  Hundreds of staff took advantage of the opportunity to stop by, chat with LEAF board members, and register for a Scheels Gift Car…
November 10, 2021
Because of amazing support from the St. Cloud Community, the 2021 LEAF Adopt a Classroom project has reached the $38,000 level for the first time since the program began in 2011!   A total of 152 classrooms have been adopted as of November 10! Pictured is Sue Williams from the Delta Kappa Gamma Society presents a $750 check to LEAF’s executive director, Br…
August 13, 2021
The Kiwanis Club recently donated $1,500 to LEAF.  The Club donated $500 of their gift to support the PAKRAT summer bus program.  As part of the Kiwanis 100th Anniversary Celebration, $1,000 was donated to the Adopt a Classroom program to be split between four classrooms (100 students). One classroom will be at Lincoln, one at Madison and two at Talahi Elem…
September 4, 2020
SC Times highlights Adopt-A-Classroom. The District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation is kicking off the Adopt-A-Classroom Project, where people can support a classroom in early education, elementary, junior high or senior high. When students can’t share classroom supplies, having enough is critical. Read the story or visit SC Times for local…
December 10, 2019
LEAF Thanks Donors to the LEAF Adopt-A-Classroom Project The Adopt-A-Classroom project connects businesses and individuals to specific classrooms to help provide needed supplies that teachers and families usually have to purchase. Each fall, businesses or individuals can “adopt” a classroom in one of our District 742 schools of their choice by making a ta…
November 5, 2019
On behalf of the LEAF board of directors we are writing to thank you for your educational leadership and to give you some examples of how LEAF is working to support the great things happening in our classrooms – and all academic, activities, arts and athletic programs in 742!  Just in the first two months of school this fall, LEAF has provided over $112,484…