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Long Prairie-Grey Eagle board accepts $3,225 in donations for scholarships and FFA
Summary
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board unanimously adopted a resolution accepting $3,225 in donations — including $1,500 for FFA and $750 to the Bill Knaak Memorial Scholarship — and cited Minnesota statutes authorizing the acceptance of gifts.
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board unanimously adopted a resolution Nov. 17 accepting $3,225 in donations for district scholarships and programs. The largest gifts listed were $1,500 from American Foods Group to the FFA and $750 from Jean and William Knaak to the Bill Knaak Memorial Scholarship.
The resolution cites Minnesota Statutes 123B.02 and 465.03 as authority for accepting gifts to the district. The roll call on the resolution recorded Aye votes from Linda Gohman, Lori Hollenkamp, Levin, Wolf, Zahnow and Zastrow; Member Wright was absent. The donations list included multiple individual gifts to the Bill Knaak Memorial Scholarship and smaller gifts designated for the weight room fund and other memorial scholarships. The resolution text in the minutes quotes the statutes in full when describing the board's authority to accept and maintain donated property.
