Grenora public SChool foundation

I Newsletter Ed ition 1 FalllWinter 2013

Foundation Committee Members Howard Ross, 1960 • Carlyle Norby, 1964 • Lee Garaas, 1972 • Ron Laqua, 1972

Lavern Johnson, 1980 • Nicole Berg, 1994 • Hunter Berg, 1995

Troy Walters, Superintendent

Contact Troy Walters 701-694-2711 or troy.m.walters@sendit.nodak.edu

Watch for the Foundation's new website coming soon

Welcome to the Foundation's first newsletter! Foundation Committee Members have visited with many of you by letter and personal contacts,

and now we're excited to share more information with this and future newsletters. Publications

will be sent to you from time to time which show the work of our Foundation to benefit students

of Grenora Public School as well as the community. The Grenora Public School Foundation is for

our kids above all, but it's really for all of us, living and working together, from for and near,

toward a goal of excellence for the students and their surroundings, which we all share.

Here's What's Happening:

Foundation funds and help from many others brought new

playground equipment to school grounds. Kids are having

fun in its many unique nooks and crannies. More on Page 3

Featured in this Volume 1:

Why Does the Foundotion Exist? - Poge 2

Grenora students enjoy books recently purchased with Foun­

dation funds.

Who Have Given? - Page 2 How Are Funds Used? - Page 3

Learn More - Page 4 ConSider Donating - Page 2 & 4

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Why Does the Foundation Exist?

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Interest in the Foundation and excitement for its potential , now being seen in recent projects, is mounting among alumni and many others. Since its formation in March 2012 the Foundation has reo ceived over $45,000 and many of the funds have already been put to work, as told in this newsletter.

Some ask why the Foundation exists to fund these projects when a public school system's primary funding source is through taxes. A legitimate question. While tax revenues are doing much good for Grenora Public School students, those funds are limited and can't always cover every cost. Teachers, administration, the community and alumni seek to do even more to improve students' learning experi­ence and life in general. School foundations across North Dakota have been formed, just as the Greno­ra Public School Foundation, in an effort to further nurture our children to be productive, well-adjusted members of society in a competitive job market. That's why your Foundation asks for and appreciates your tax deductible donation .

Who Have Given?

ALUMNI Class ALUMNI

Wallace & Fae Schedel 42 Howard & 5<lndra Ross Arlene Ibsen 45 Ellis & Carol Berg Marian Johnson 47 Duane & Betty (Geltel) Lundby Laurence & Violet Muller 49/55 LInda Larson Warren & Beverly Weer 47 Oennis & Patricill StorhilUg James & Doris (Peterson) Jorgenson 49 James & Mary Sott Robert & Beverly (Robinson) Kem SO P. James & Constance Blomberg Sylvanus & Bjorg (Bowman) Twete 50/56 Alan & Linette Olson Robert & Penny Lia (Ruthemeyer) Flame 52 Robert & Glenda Berg VVinfred & Emily Smith 54 David & Virginia (Holm) Stern GHS Class of 1955 55 David Gunlikson Fletcher & Helen Poling 55 l ee Gunlikson Marlo & Gloria Blomberg 56 Mick Eberle Mary Fahl 56 Jeff Smith Emily Jensen 58 Lee Garaas caro le (Peterson) Johnson 58

MEMORIALS

Adam & Ashley (Anderson) Engh (98) . Memory of Kerby Andersen Fred Eberle (36)- Memory of Gladys Eberle

Roger & Pam (Hagge) Gunlikson (68/75) - Memory of Lorraine Gunlikson Arvid & Judy Johnson - Memory of Clarice Hanson Gerald & Jo Anne (Pedersen) Christensen (54) -Memory of Elmer and Ellen Pederson

Mike and Sharyn (Johnson) Resvick (72) -Memory of Clarence Johnson

UNIDENTIFIED CLASS/OTHER DONORS

Kent & May (Johnson) Mangas Troy & Lesli Walters

Gooseneck Imp. - Minot

Consider Donating

Today's Women - Grenora

Numerous Anonymous Donors

Class ALUMNI Class

60 Ron laqu3 72

64/65 Penny Kilbride 73 65/66 Grant & Kim Schilke 74

65 Rick & Janet (Gunlikson) Tangedal 76 66 Dale & Eliline (Johnson) Wachs 77 67 Elizabeth (Bendixson) Suhr 79

67 Lavern & Julie Johnson 80 67 larry Boeck & Geri Mcintee 81

67 lynda (Boeck) VVagner 82

69 Donna Carr 82

69 Joe & Karen Harder 82

70 Peter & Erin Kibride 84 71 Janitda Muller 87

71 Mike & Nicole (Storhaug) Berg 87/94 72 Lori (Knight) Hanson 96

Theron Huwe (93) - Memory of Nora Schroeder

Fae (Steele) Schede (42)·Memory of Bill Steele family Jeff & Ruby (Svare) McCormick (35)·Memory of Olaf 5vare

Keith Enget (68)·Memory of Walter and Shannon Enget Adeline Bergeron (57) - Memory of Art and Olga Bergeron

VFW Auxiliary 6139 - Memory of Wm. R. Larson

We welcome your donation of money, time, and energy. To donate your tax deductible funds, please use the form on Page 4 and mail as indicated. And farmers, do you know about the tax benefits of donating grain? In addition to monetary funding, some projects involve some physical work, while other efforts could use your creative ideas. If you'd like to learn more, share ideas, or become in­volved in any way, contact us at the Foundation. We need many interested persons to join in this effort to help it grow and become even more successful for years to come.

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How Are Funds Used?

A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new playground and basketball court was held September 13, 2013 after a long fundroising effort. In fact, GHS junior Thomas Field and sophomore Chelsea Berg, who started selling raffle tickets back when they were only in the second

and third grade, each cut the ribbon as part of the festivities.

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The Dream Playground

Grenora School's new playground and basketball court have truly been a labor of love, a testament of teamwork and generous giving. Fundraising started years ago with several very successful annual raffle of quilts made by Carol Berg and tickets sold by elementary students and staff. These funds were a convincing great start to show just how high the kid's enthusi­asm was for this new playground.

But the dream of such a playground was met with the reality of cost. Further esti­mates in 2011 put a price tag of over $75,000 on the project. Additional funding sources were sorely needed. School staff went to work to find those sources and were uplifted with an overwhelming generous response. With grant writing help from the Grenora Ambulance, a Blue Cross/Blue Shield of ND "Sponsor Recess" grant was awarded and others would soon jump on the bandwagon toward success. Gre­

nora's Alvin T. Larson Post of the American Legion gave generously and Burke Divide Electric Cooperative's "Round Up" program, funded by its member/customers for such purpose, kicked in toward the effort. Grenora School Foundation funds were aided by numerous other donors who gave directly to finally reach the goal that had been sought for so long. With the expertise of Dakota Fence of Williston to install the many intricate parts, the colorful and safe play­ground that was the dream of so many had finally become a reality and was dedicated at a ceremony September 13, 2013, with all students and teachers, the donors and others of the community present on the playground site.

Included in the celebration that September day was the finished effort of a new basketball court. Milton Schen­stad and Richard Peterson removed the old asphalt which was replaced by cement work, headed up by Tom Enander, Lee Garaas and Mike Berg, with help from many others. Landscaping around the court remains as a final project to be completed.

Housing for Our Teachers

Foundation funds have helped your school respond to a teacher housing strain brought on by a growing Grenora community. With other properties being sold or rented large­ly due to increased oil activity, affordable housing - housing of any kind - was nearly impossible for new teachers to find. Grenora School has stepped in to provide housing options to them. In 2009 the school board approved the purchase of three lots on East 4'" Street and a 3 bedroom modular home was purchased and placed on that property the next year. Another 3 bedroom home on this street was purchased in 2011, and in 2012 a 4 plex (3 - one bedroom apartments and 1 - two bedroom apartment) was built on the remaining lots. Foundation funds, combined with oil impact Brants from sur­

Six teacher living units are now offered by the school with Ille compleliOfl of Ihis flew faurplex in Grenora.

rounding counties and from the state have saved the day for our teachers who have occupied 100% of the available living spaces from the time they were first built. Community support or hOUSing right in Grenora saves much time and resources for our teachers who would otherwise face the strain of a daily commute. Instead, these homes allow our teachers to become more active ly involved in their school community by living comfortably among their students and their oarents as fellow citizens.

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... and Foundation funds continue to improve students' experiences

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• Thanks to funds specifically donated, the Foundation recently purchased a new piano for the Grenora School Music Department. • The Foundation assisted with funding of reading and math programs for elementary students requiring addi­tional technology to meet changing curriculum requirements. • Continued support to the Foundation from alumni and others like you will keep Grenora School students on the leading edge of education in an increasingly competitive and technological world.

Learn More The Grenora Public School Foundation is a SOl(c)3 tax exempt organization established in conjunction with the

North Dakota Community Foundation (NDCF) to provide for our students now and into the future . Information about the NDCF can be found at www.ndcf.net

Please bear with us as we develop our own website geared to provide more complete information about our local efforts. This newsletter and future editions will be included on the site.

You have read how some of the donated funds have already been used and which could lead to similar pro­jects when additional funds come in. We appreciate ideas from alumni and others in the community toward im­proving students' developmental years. Let us know how you think Grenora Public School's students could bene­fit from use of Foundation funds. Contact any of the Foundation committee members.

DONATION FORM (Cut oreopy this form Clod mail in with your donation)

Name Mailing Address

EMail Address Are You an Alumnus? Year ___ _

Is this gift being given anonymously? (If not, your name will be included in a list similar to the list shown on Page 2 of this newsletter and on our website. Amounts not induded)

Do you want your personal name (_) fami ly member name (_) or

business name ( __ ) honored for this gift? If "YES" to any of these, please indicate how you wou ld like your gift recognized: _ ___________________ _

MAILING ADDRESS: NDCF, c/o Grenora Public School • P.O. Box 38 Grenora, ND 58845

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