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Board accepts donations including large gifts from Lions Club and local businesses
Summary
The board adopted a resolution to accept monetary and in‑kind donations for March 2026, including an $8,000 scholarship and multiple Post Prom gifts; the resolution cites Minnesota statutes and passed unanimously.
The Long Prairie‑Grey Eagle School Board adopted a resolution accepting donations for March 2026. The resolution cites Minnesota Statutes 123B.02, Subd. 6 and Minnesota Statutes 465.03 as legal authority for receiving gifts and property. The board recorded a unanimous vote in favor.
Donations recorded in the resolution include a $250 gift card from Coborns Grocery Long Prairie designated for Culinary Arts, $500 from Enterprise‑CP LLC for the weightroom fundraiser, an $8,000 scholarship and $4,000 for athletic equipment from the Lions Club of Long Prairie, and multiple contributions to Post Prom from area businesses (amounts ranging from $30 to $500 as listed). The minutes list donor names and designated purposes in the resolution text.
The vote on the resolution was recorded as Aye: Gohman, Hollenkamp, Levin, Wolf, Wright, Zahnow and Zastrow; Nay: 0; Absent: 0. The resolution was declared duly adopted.
