The final grant was awarded

to Beth Vetter who re-

quested a set of “escape

room” type kits that pro-

mote collaboration and

teamwork to solve a variety

of content-related puzzles.

The hope is that these kits

will be shared with educa-

tors in all the schools within

the district.

This fall, the EGF Education

Foundation awarded four grants

to educators in the East Grand

Forks School District. The com-

bined total of the grants was

$3,180.

Donovan Hanson was awarded

funds for the CMS music pro-

gram. This grant, in conjunction

with other donations from the

community, will allow Donovan

to purchase a set of world drums

for his middle school students.

Alison Cieklinski, the district’s

library media specialist, was in-

volved in two different grant

requests. One was for books for

the CMS library that would spe-

cifically target struggling middle-

school readers. The other grant

was for materials for a

MakerSpace in the CMS

library. The components

for this grant involves

STEM (science, technology,

engineering, and math)

materials that are available

for student use and en-

courage a hands-on ap-

proach to learning.

The new-

est mem-

ber of

the foun-

dation, David Tack, is a 1992

graduate of EGF Senior High. He

taught in the Fargo/Moorhead

area for nearly 20 years before

he and his wife, Stacey, moved

back to East Grand Forks.

Meet David Tack He is currently an assistant pro-

fessor in the College of Educa-

tion at the University of North

Dakota in Grand Forks. In his

spare time, David can often be

found on the UND campus, serv-

ing as the announcer for various

sporting events.

Gabby, David’s daughter, is a 3rd

-grader at South Point Elemen-

tary and his son, Brooks, will be

starting preschool next fall. We

are excited to welcome David to

our organization and appreciate

his enthusiasm and dedication to

the EGF school district.

Fall 2017 Grant Recipeints: Beth

Vetter, Alison Cieklinski,

Donovan Hanson

Congratulations Grant Recipients!

B O A R D O F

D I R E C T O R S

Erin Almlie

President

Pat Jacklitch

Vice-President

Clarence Vetter

Treasurer

Jan Jelliff

Secretary

Mark Grainger

Angie Brekke

David Tack

Bob Simonson

School Board Representative

Missy Thompson

School Board Representative

Melody Olstad

Teacher Representative

EGF Education Foundation D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7

I N T H I S

I S S U E

Fall 2017 Grant

Winners

Membership/

Memorial/

Tribute Lists

Featured Do-

nor

Annual Meeting

Amazon Smile

New Board

Member Biog-

raphy

Spring Grant

Application

Deadline

ATTENTION ISD #595

EMPLOYEES

Do you have an idea that will en-

rich the lives of your students?

Do you want to see YOUR picture

in the next newsletter?

Applications for Spring 2018

grants are being accepted now

through February 15th. Go to our

website: egfeducationfounda-

tion.org for a downloadable appli-

cation.

P A G E 2

Membership Levels

$25-$99 Tutor

$100- $499 Educator

$500-$999 Mentor

$1000-$4999 Scholar

$5000-$24,999 Benefactor

$25,000 + Named

Endowments

Memberships— Through December 2017

Featured Donor: Florence Danielson A plaque was recently present-

ed to Florence Danielson for

her generous donations to the

EGF Education Foundation.

These donations were made in

memory o f her husba nd

Don Danielson, long-time ISD

#595 choral director.

Bob & Brenda Simonson

Wilma Stinar

David R. Thompson

Raanne Wavra

VFW-East Grand Forks

EDUCATOR LEVEL:

American Legion of East Grand Forks

Karla Anderson

Jeff & Sue Bakke

Tim Baumann

Jim & Jan Baune

Kristin & Jody Beauchamp

Katie Boespflug

Sonja Brandt

Bud & Ralph’s Appliance Service

Larry Braford

Carol Bushy

Hilary Dahlen

Cheryl Danduran

Peggy Dunn

Tim & Marva Fairchild

Mark Grainger

Chad & Kelly Grassel

Kristine & Sam Gruenberg

Roger & Liesa Hanson

David & Mary Gail Homstad

Landis & Jane Hjelle

Jay & Angela Holkesvig

Alice Jean

Phyllis Kalliokoski

David & Rhonda Kallock

Christopher & Judy Klaus

Clara Knoff

Kim & Jill Knoff

Kurt & Pat Knoff

Myke Knutson

Mike & Cathy Kolness

Gary & Stephanie Larson

Brian & Sue Larson

Jeanette & Karl Lindquist

Brian & Jenny Loer

Mark Lundberg

Larry Matcha

Amy McDonald

Miller Girls: Barb, Lorna, Patricia

Al & Barb Moe

Terry & Sue Moe

Michelle Mosher

Bruce & Kari Nelson

Katie Nelson

Richard & Margaret Nelson

Mark & Melody Olstad

Opticare Vision Clinic

Marilyn & Lisa Palmer

Darlene Parker

Katie Zejdlik Passalacqua

Dale & Sheryl Pesch

Peterson Veterinary Clinic

Tom & Deb Piche

Tom & Alice Jean Rand

Todd & Tami Schumacher

Rose Skyberg

Florence Soule

Dr. Paul Stadem

Virginia Stauss

Kent & Alyce Stokke

Mark Swenson

Corey & Missy Thompson

David & Jill Thompson

Dr. Jim Torkelson

Henry Tweten

Beth & Clarence Vetter

Whitey’s Restaurant

Livia Zitzow

TUTOR LEVEL:

Advanced Chiropractic Clinic

Laurie Arnason

Teresa Bakken

Lori Beck

Rachel Benson

Bert’s Trucking

Sue & Rick Black

BENEFACTOR LEVEL

Scheels Sports

Jay & Rebecca Debertin

SCHOLAR LEVEL:

Blue Moose---David & Mary Gail

Homstad

Florence Danielson

Frandsen Bank & Trust

David & Rebecca Gottberg

Jeff Hahn

Pat Jacklitch

Jan Jelliff

Sharon Knowlton

Gaylord & Kathy Monda

US Bank Foundation

MENTOR LEVEL:

Walt & Julie Aanenson

Jay & Erin Almlie

Gary & Charlene Berg

Sylvia Bilden

Don & Diane Blue

Tom & Sharon Budge

Class of 1990

Colleen Crow

Dahlstrom Motors

Daughters of Lorne & Priscilla Miller

Lon Ellingson

Terry Fore & Jeff McMaines

Dr. Richard & Cathy Galstad

Julian “Curly” Gasperlin

Kerry & Jerilyn Knoff

Delores Lind

David & Judi Loer

Luther Meyer

Melanie Noteboom

Palmiscno Financial Services

Virginia & Marvin Regorrah

John & Pat Roche

Jim & Cyndy Scanlan

Judy Sheridan-Dave Christensen

E G F E D U C A T I O N F O U N D A T I O N

Angela Brekke

Carrie Cariveau

Dennis Carpenter

Christina Clark

Larry Damico

Paula Devine

Alice DeLisle

Matt & Suraya Driscoll

Bev & Ted Flicek

Jay Fryenlund

Jessica Genett

Pam & Kevin Gruhot

Duane Hanson

Kori Hedlund

Dave & Sue Hetland

Sara Jelliff

Jeanette Johnson

Hannah Larson

Tammy Larson

Chelsey Lee

Travis Lindgren

Mike Lundby

Jen Maixner

Arlyne McCleary

Paul McGlynn

Kirk & Nancy Misialek

KariJo O'Keefe

Debbie & Tony Palmiscno

Matt Palmiscno

Julie Pederson

Brian Perkins

Diana Ranten

Joshua & Emily Ruemmele

Allen & Marie Smith

Deb Schantzen

Margaret Sullivan

June Tangen

Jan Tollefson

Anthony Walsh

In-Kind Donors:

East Grand Forks Hugos

Memorials: September 1, 2016-December 1, 2017 P A G E 3

Irene Gasperlin—Julian Gasperlin

Dorothy Matcha---Larry Matcha

Don Danielson---Florence Danielson

Ray Stinar---Wilma Stinar

Michelle Zeleny---Raanne Warva, Peggy Dunn

Dr. Jim Leigh---Bob & Brenda Simonson, Tom &

Sharon Budge, Dale & Judy Neppel

Arline Schubert---Bob & Brenda Simonson, Jan

Jelliff, Pat Jacklitch

Dick Bondy---Carol Bushy

Roger Lind---Delores Lind

Cory Mack---Jan & Jim Baune, Sue & Rick Black, Lon

Ellingson

John Whitcomb---Carol Bushy

Shirley Staples---Pat Jacklitch

Dale Brekke---Pat Jacklitch

Jerry Sjostrand---Jan Jelliff

Helen Puffe---Pat Jacklitch, Jan Jelliff

Loretta Ross---Sue Black

Lorne and Priscilla Miller---Barb Lancette, Lorna

Blosberg, Patricia Skyberg, Marilyn Palmer

Margaret Sullivan---Marilyn Palmer, Cheryl Dan-

duran, Pat Jacklitch, Tom & Sharon Budge, Jan Jelliff,

Sylvia Bilden, Lon Ellingson, Marilyn Bren, Gary &

Charlene Berg, Sharon Langehaug, Holly & Kent

Wavra, Terry & Suzanne Moe, Barb & Allan Moe,

Lowell & Donna Thompson, Alice Jean & Tom Rand,

Clyde & June Ziegelman, Dianne Pearson, Dr. James

& Jolene Brosseau, Robert & Leona Hambrecht, Lynn

& Marjorie Stauss, Charlotte Barker, Patrick King,

CMSGT, Mark & Hsiuhua Raymond.

Kristin Knoff McCoy---Pat Jacklitch, Jan Jelliff,

Colleen Crow, Al & Barb Moe, Clara Knoff, Bob &

Brenda Simonson, Kim & Jill Knoff, Kurt & Pat Knoff

Gene Wavra---Tom & Sharon Budge, Carol Bushy,

Lon Ellingson, Pat Jacklitch, Cheryl Danduran,

Sylvia Bilden

Lee Hearn---Tom & Sharon Budge

Margaret Sorenson---Lon Ellingson

Bruce Vidden---Lon Ellingson

Wesley Hell---Pat Jacklitch

Lorraine A. Jeffrey---Jan Jelliff

Duane Dietrich---Lisa Palmer

Sharon Burton---Julian Gasperlin, Rose Skyberg

Kris Ann Plutowski---Bob & Brenda Simonson

Barry Beier---Tom & Sharon Budge

Claude Mosher---Jan Jelliff, Lisa Palmer

Jim Bilden---Pat Jacklitch

Ozzie Moe---Rose Skyberg, Pat Jacklitch

Dick Grassel---Chad & Kelly Grassel

Pat Roche---Rose Skyberg, Pat Jacklitch, Cheryl

Danduran, Virginia Stauss, Bob & Brenda Simon-

son, Tom & Sharon Budge, Carol Bushy, Sue Black,

Gary & Charlene Berg, Jan Jelliff, Dave & Sue Het-

land, Al & Barb Moe, Dale & Sheryl Pesch, Julie

Pederson, Todd & Tami Schumacher, Brian & Sue

Larson, Clarence & Beth Vetter

Priscilla Miller---Miller girls, Barb Lancette, Lorna

Blosberg, Patricia Skybert

Paul Smart---Carol Bushy

Doug Knowlton---Cheryl Danduran, Pat Jack-

litch, Bob & Brenda Simonson, Tom & Sharon

Budge, Jan Jelliff, Sue & Rick Black, Gary &

Charlene Berg, Julie Pederson, Al & Barb Moe,

Brian and Sue Larson

Jason Boppre---Cheryl Danduran, Pat Jacklitch,

Karla Anderson

Bonnie Parr---Al & Barb Moe

Robert Lind---Pat Jacklitch

Dorothy Westrem---Marilyn & Lisa Palmer,

Julian Gasperlin, Pat Jacklitch

Vern Bancroft---Pat Jacklitch, Lon Ellingson,

Tom & Sharon Budge

Deb Lee---Brian & Jennifer Loer, Lon Ellingson

Richard Kovar---Lon Ellingson, Brian & Jennifer

Loer

Lorain Raaum---Kurt & Pat Knoff, Kim & Jill

Knoff, Gerald & Doris Johnson, Wade & Paula

Johnson

Martha Torkelson---South Point Staff, Matt &

Tricia Fore

Nan Cicha---Carol Bushy

Florence Soule---Teresa Bakken

Robin Solem---Pat Jacklitch

Matt Linzbach---David & Judi Loer

Anna Amunson—-Rose Skyberg

Robin Solem—-Marilyn & Lisa Palmer

Nathan Moe—-Marilyn & Lisa Palmer

Kaylee Fenton---Ted & Bev Flicek

Delores M. Lind---all my past students

Pat Jacklitch---Katie Zejdlik Passalacqua

Margaret Sullivan---Al & Barb Moe

Tributes Terry Fore/Jeff McMaines---to teachers in our family…

Matthew, Lucas, Tricia, Paul, Jennifer

Henry Tweten---Dorothy Reeves

James Hill---DeLaine Welsh

Alma Gustafson---Henry Tweten

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applications have been

accepted by the EGFEF

Board of Directors.

These grants can be used

for a variety of classroom

needs. They are awarded

for projects that are con-

sistent with the school’s

mission, but are not suffi-

ciently funded through

the East Grand Fork Public

School.

The East Grand Forks Education

Foundation is a charitable non-

profit organization dedicated to

supporting and enhancing quali-

ty educational programs for eve-

ry student in the East Grand

Forks, Minnesota public school

district (ISD #595).

Twice yearly, the East Grand

Forks Education Foundation

awards grants up to $1000 to

school district employees whose

East Grand Forks Education Foundation

P.O. Box 588

East Grand Forks, MN 56721

Who We Are:

Your grant dollars at work in the classroom.