 Moorhead’s Dorothy Dodds Elementary staff have taken up a collection in memory of student, Adam Amin. Adam attended Dorothy Dodds Elementary as a Kindergartner and is remembered as being kind and having a smile that could light up a room. Adam was tragically killed in a bike accident in the summer of 2025 near S.G. Reinertsen Elementary where he was to attend as a fourth grader.
Dorothy Dodds Elementary wishes to honor Adam Amin by sharing his legacy of kindness with other Spuds through the work of the Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation. The funds raised by staff will go toward MLEF’s Spud Impact program and Food For Thought to help Adam’s fellow Spuds. If you would like to give a gift in memory of Adam Amin, you can mail a check to MLEF (P.O. Box 1006, Moorhead MN 56560), or use our secure donor link at https://moorheadlegacyeducationfoundation.ddock.gives. In the memo/comment line, state that your gift is in memory of Adam Amin.
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MLEF's bi-annual newsletters are published each end-of-year and end-of-school year. MLEF's 2024-25 impact report for Moorhead Schools is outlined in our latest e-Newsletter, here. To sign up for our emails, simply subscribe to the button at the end of the published email. GO SPUDS!
Spud Scholarships are awarded each Spring. Moorhead's students were honored at the MHS Award Ceremony on April 30th. Thank you to MAPS staff and counselors that help coordinate the award process and special evening, and thank you to our special guests that helped hand out their named scholarships. MLEF awarded $123,000 in scholarships to 112 graduating seniors and 4 alumni pursuing higher education. This is possible thanks to our scholarship donors, endowments and our annual Phonathon. A full list of 2025's Spud Scholars and their awards are listed below. Congratulations to Moorhead's 2025 Spud Scholars!  Read the InForum article by Kjersti Maday, here. Since 1991, the Moorhead Area Education Foundation had a goal of creating and sustaining a scholarship endowment total of $1.52 million. In the timespan of 1991 through 2024, the program Spud Scholars has awarded over $2 Million in scholarships to 2,000 Moorhead High graduates. Only the interest from the endowment funds is awarded each year, ensuring the perpetuity of the funds. Many scholarships are awarded directly by our now, merged, foundation -- the goal has remained. Other scholarships are sponsored by individuals, families, businesses and organizations in the community. The endowment goal was reached in 2024. Our annual Spud Scholars Phonathon is run by current students of Moorhead Area Public Schools and occurs each February/March. Answer to thisthe call!
Happy New Year from the MLEF Board of Directors, District Representatives and Staff! Our bi-annual newsletter can be found here: https://ddock.co/7HCCN2SK24 Our year was a success due to our donors and sponsors. As you read about our impact within the school district, know that those efforts were made possible by YOU. If you served on our boards, MAEF or MSLF, we want to hear from you. Our staff has done an incredible job of researching old newsletters and articles, and we'd love to hear about your time of service by filling out this form link. To date, we've raised $6000 with the help of a board match! Click on the photo below to contribute to our end of year campaign. Thank you!  MLEF awarded Spud Impact Grants this fall over the district's Professional Development break in November. In all, $10,235 was awarded to 20 projects or activities within the district.
Congratulations to the following awardees and their project or activity:
The Extra newspaper recently highlighted MLEF's new planned giving and endowment campaign. Nancy Edmonds Hanson writes, "When Moorhead students and teachers need a helping hand, the Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation is there for them. Whether it’s an educator needing support for an innovative STEM project or youngsters whose families have come up short on providing essential supplies, the organization directed by faithful local supporters of education stands ready to lend a helping hand. But there’s a limit to what even year-round fund-raising can achieve, says executive director, Janelle Leiseth. That’s why Legacy is looking to the public for long-term gifts – gifts that will become their donors’ legacies as well. “We’re seeking both planned gifts and outright donations to build a secure foundation for the future,” Janelle says. “That has already been built for Spuds Scholars, which has been awarding scholarships to graduating seniors since 1990. Now we need to build the same reserves for Spud Impact grants.”" You can read more here: https://www.thefmextra.com/legacy-foundation-is-hoping-for-a-boost/ Spud Scholarships are awarded each Spring. Moorhead's students were honored at the MHS Award Ceremony on April 24th. Thank you to MAPS staff and counselors that help coordinate the award process and special evening, and thank you to our special guests that helped hand out their named scholarships. MLEF awarded $95,000 in scholarships to 84 graduating seniors and 4 alumni pursuing higher education. This is possible thanks to our scholarship donors, endowments and our annual Phonathon. A full list of 2024's Spud Scholars and their awards are listed below. Congratulations to Moorhead's 2024 Spud Scholars! MLEF awarded Spud Impact Grants this fall over the district's Professional Development break in November. In all, $13,000 was awarded to 20 projects or activities within the district.
Congratulations to the following awardees and their project or activity:
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