HOW WE DO IT
1) SpudTacular Gala - Our Signature Fall Event
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Our 3rd annual SpudTacular Gala was held October 5th, 2019! The gala is made possible by generous sponsors. Donations will help support the educational experience of all students in Moorhead Area Public Schools. Help us empower students to shine and impact tomorrow with your Gala Sponsorship or Tickets today! Tickets include an evening complete with a cocktail hour, raffle, dinner, entertainment by our students, and dancing with music by Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. In addition to music, attendees will have the opportunity to win specialty items such as sports memorabilia, artwork, custom “Spud” themed items, and much more. Save the date for 2020's Gala on October 3rd! |
Sponsorships include table reservations, signage/logo recognition at the gala, company or donor name on screen, levels of social media mentions and website presence. Click on the printable PDF below for 2019's sponsor & donor options:
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Thank you to our 2019 Gala Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors
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Silver Sponsors
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Brent & Jodell Teiken |
In-Kind Donors
Silver-Level: Spud Rocks
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Silver-Level: LIT Coolers & Mugs
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Production Sponsor
2) Giving Hearts Day is Feb. 13, 2020!
Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation's Food For Thought campaign is part of Giving Hearts Day, co-hosted by Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Institute and Alex Stern Family Foundation.
MLEF wants students in Moorhead Area Public Schools to receive milk/snack break and meals when their families are struggling to make ends meet. Contributions to the Food For Thought program fund this effort. You can help with your matched donations on February 13th, 2020.
The Legacy Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day 2017 Food For Thought campaign raised funds to support 200 students, providing them with milk and snack so they could learn and focus in the classroom. In 2018, more than 180 donors raised $13,900 for the Legacy Foundation’s Food for Thought campaign to provide students in need in Moorhead Area Public Schools with milk/snack and meals.
Currently, more than 900 of the 2,600 K-4 elementary students in Moorhead Area Public Schools are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, but this program doesn’t cover the cost for elementary milk and snack break or fill the gaps when families’ financial situations change. For some students, daily snack break is one of their meals when breakfast is not available at home.
This year, the Legacy Foundation wants to continue building that support by providing funds to the schools to support milk, snack and critical needs. Please consider us on Giving Hearts Day 2020! Learn more at www.givingheartsday.org.
MLEF wants students in Moorhead Area Public Schools to receive milk/snack break and meals when their families are struggling to make ends meet. Contributions to the Food For Thought program fund this effort. You can help with your matched donations on February 13th, 2020.
The Legacy Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day 2017 Food For Thought campaign raised funds to support 200 students, providing them with milk and snack so they could learn and focus in the classroom. In 2018, more than 180 donors raised $13,900 for the Legacy Foundation’s Food for Thought campaign to provide students in need in Moorhead Area Public Schools with milk/snack and meals.
Currently, more than 900 of the 2,600 K-4 elementary students in Moorhead Area Public Schools are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, but this program doesn’t cover the cost for elementary milk and snack break or fill the gaps when families’ financial situations change. For some students, daily snack break is one of their meals when breakfast is not available at home.
This year, the Legacy Foundation wants to continue building that support by providing funds to the schools to support milk, snack and critical needs. Please consider us on Giving Hearts Day 2020! Learn more at www.givingheartsday.org.
3) Spud Scholars Phonathon & Awards Ceremony
The Legacy Foundation sponsors an annual Spud Scholars Phonathon to raise money for scholarships. Moorhead High School students secure pledges and the Board of Directors support and assist with mailing and record-keeping. Community support ensures the success of this annual Phonathon. An awards ceremony is held by the district each spring before graduation.
Coming Soon - a full list of named scholarships given out each year.
Phonathon Results
1992 - $8,685
1996 - $16,725
1999 - $20,946
2003 - $22,052
2006 - $24,036
2010 - $22,960
2011 - $24,068
2012 - $26,762
2013 - $28,590
2014 - $23,423
2015 - $25,014
2016 - $20,635
2017 - $20,207
2018 - $17,327
2019 - total coming soon
2020 - $14,596 (as of April)
Coming Soon - a full list of named scholarships given out each year.
Phonathon Results
1992 - $8,685
1996 - $16,725
1999 - $20,946
2003 - $22,052
2006 - $24,036
2010 - $22,960
2011 - $24,068
2012 - $26,762
2013 - $28,590
2014 - $23,423
2015 - $25,014
2016 - $20,635
2017 - $20,207
2018 - $17,327
2019 - total coming soon
2020 - $14,596 (as of April)
Watch for 2020's Spud Scholars Awards on Tuesday, May 19th at 7pm on Spuds.TV! >>https://youtu.be/BT88SBZfOE0
Transcript found here:
Transcript found here:
| mlef_awards_ceremony_script.pdf |
The 2020 Post-Secondary, Pitsenbarger Family Scholarship winners are as follows:
- Lexi Dauner (2018 MHS grad), attending Drake University
- Isaac Homuth (2019 MHS grad), attending North Dakota State University
- Katherine Leiseth (2019 MHS grad), attending Iowa State University
- Hayley Steffes (2019 MHS grad), attending North Dakota State University