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Woodbury AVID students partner with Kids Club and SoWashco Cares after $25,000 state grant
Summary
Woodbury High School AVID seniors teamed with Kids Club and the SoWashco Cares nonprofit after the district won a Minnesota Department of Education innovation and service-learning grant for nearly $25,000; students used the funds for winter clothing donations and raised about $5,000 for snacks.
South Washington County Schools trustees heard presentations from Woodbury High School AVID seniors, Kids Club staff and SoWashco Cares leaders on a student-led partnership funded by a Minnesota Department of Education innovation and service‑learning grant.
The district received “nearly $25,000,” Cheryl Jogger, community engagement coordinator and founder of SoWashco Cares, told the board, and “the funding provided by this grant has allowed our students to select, purchase, and donate items to the SoWashco Cares Winter Clothing Program, which has helped over 450 of our students.” The AVID students also produced a fundraising video and “raised over $5,000 for snacks,” Jogger said.
The program pairs AVID 11 and 12 students with Kids Club after‑school participants at Pine Hill, Bailey and Woodbury elementary…
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