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Founder of LEAF, Phil Welter

Phil Welter, Friend and Founder

February 9, 2023
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…

LEAF Announces Award Recipient on WJON

February 8, 2023
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.

WJON features the 2023 Night of the Stars

February 7, 2023
LEAF’s Night of the Stars is back after a 2-year absence this Friday and Saturday at Tech High School with shows at 7 p.m. each night (Feb. 10th & 11th, 2023) .  Directors Denny Smith and Victoria Hedtke, emcee Gary Zwack and longtime performer Winston Johnson joined Jay Caldwell on WJON to talk about the shows. Read the WJON article here and liste…

Announces First “LEAF 742 Distinguished Alumni Award”

January 24, 2023
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. • …

LEAF Announces a Total of $163,452 in Fall 2022 Grants

November 14, 2022
The District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation board of directors announces the awarding of the following grants during the first few months of the 22-23 school year:
Chinese knot received from the parents of the Chinese immersion program

Chinese Immersion/Adopt-A-Classroom

October 31, 2022
Several parents of Chinese Immersion students collected funds to support the Chinese Immersion teachers by adopting their classrooms. When they brought the funds to the LEAF office they presented us with the “Chinese Knot” as explained below. Due to the generosity of the St. Cloud Community, LEAF has raised over $41,000 in Adopt-a-Classroom gifts and has …