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Board accepts donations including $3,000 from Budget Inn and multiple Dollars for Scholars gifts
Summary
The board adopted a resolution accepting a roster of donations for March 2025, including Budget Inn’s $3,000 to the high school activity account and several contributions to Dollars for Scholars and Post Prom events.
The board adopted a resolution accepting donations for March 2025 under Minnesota Statutes. The minutes quote the statutory authorization for acceptance: “The board may receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated.”
Donations recorded in the minutes included Budget Inn ($3,000 to the high‑school activity account); multiple contributions to Post Prom (for example, Fleet Supply of Long Prairie — $50; Long Prairie Rotary Club — $225); and several gifts to Dollars for Scholars in memory of Stan Hortness (e.g., $250 from Janelle Johnson and others). The resolution was adopted by unanimous vote as recorded in the minutes.
