Park Rapids Education & Activities Foundation - PREAF

The 2024-2025 school year will be starting soon, and so will Park Rapids Panther activities. If you would like a season pass to attend regular season athletic contests and fine arts performances this year, then please consider becoming a member of the Park Rapids Education & Activities Foundation for this upcoming year. It's not too late to become a member, and there are various membership levels you can choose from. Your membership funds help us support educational, fine arts, and atheltic activities in our Park Rapids schools, while also providing you with the benefit of a season pass to attend activities so that you can cheer on and support our Panthers!

You can send in your membership form via mail or email, or you can submit your information using the link to our Google Form. https://forms.gle/Y3PX73oEGwiXeUHs5 Your membership payment can be mailed in or it can be paid using Venmo to our profile .

Go Panthers!

A reminder that it is not too late to purchase an ad in our 2024-2025 PREAF school & activity calendar. We are still looking for businesses or individuals who would like to purchase an ad in the calendar. The cost of an ad is $100. It is a great way to advertise your business and it helps us to offset the cost of printing, so that the calendars can be given out for free to district families. Please contact us if you are interested.

Thank you for supporting the PREAF!

A reminder that the PREAF 2024-2025 Membership Drive is currently underway. Membership funds given by individuals and businesses are used to help support the educational, athletic, and fine arts activities of the Park Rapids Area Schools. There are various membership levels that you can choose from and your membership dollars will help us to continue to provide funding for equipment, resources, and opportunities for the students in our Park Rapids school district.

To become a member you can fill out and mail in a membership form or you can use our online membership form and submit your information using the link to our Google Form. https://forms.gle/Vh2KWF8wXTC4sCwa6

Your membership funds can be paid by mailing in your cash or check payment to the PREAF, or it can be paid using Venmo. You can find our profile under charities. https://www.venmo.com/u/PREAF

Please consider becoming a member of the PREAF for the 2024-2025 school year!

We are currently working on the 2024-2025 PREAF school & activity calendar for this upcoming year and are looking for businesses or individuals who would like to purchase an ad in the calendar. The cost of an ad is $100. This is a great opportunity to support the PREAF and to also advertise your business at the same time. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing an ad in the calendar and thank you for supporting the PREAF!

The PREAF 2024-2025 Membership Drive is currently underway. Membership funds given by individuals and businesses are used to help support the educational, athletic, and fine arts activities of the Park Rapids Area Schools. There are various membership levels that you can choose from and your membership dollars will help us to continue to provide funding for equipment, resources, and opportunities for the students in our Park Rapids school district.

To become a member you can fill out and mail in a membership form or you can use our online membership form and submit your information using the link to our Google Form. https://forms.gle/Vh2KWF8wXTC4sCwa6

Your membership funds can be paid by mailing in your cash or check payment to the PREAF, or it can be paid using Venmo. You can find our profile under charities. https://www.venmo.com/u/PREAF

Please consider becoming a member of the PREAF for the 2024-2025 school year!

The PREAF is proud to grant funding for these projects in our latest round of allocations in April. Thank you to our PREAF members and supporters!

In our winter round of allocations in February we were able to award grants totaling $12,175 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

2nd Grade Classroom: Plant food for Hydroponic system
MS Art: Canvases
MS Social: Books for classroom library
HS English: Shakespeare play
BPA: National Conference expenses
Speech: State participant banner
E-Sports: State tournament expenses
Girls Golf: Uniforms, transportation, entry fees
Boys Golf: Transportation, entry fees
Softball: Equipment
Baseball: Equipment

THANK-YOU to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help us to award funds to these activities.

Thank you for supporting the PREAF at our recent community fry sale!

We would like to share a sincere thank you to Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for their generous donation of potato products, transportation of products to the sale and continued collaboration with the PREAF.

We share our appreciation with our community for your attendance and support of the event. Thank you to all the individuals who purchased potatoes. Your monies go directly to the PREAF, and 100% of the monies are allocated to educational, fine arts, and athletic programs in the Park Rapids Area Schools.

Thank you to R&R Rental for your kind donation of your forklift for the entire day at the sale.

We were fortunate to have many students, teachers, administration and coaches help at the event – the teamwork was amazing!

REMINDER: The PREAF Community Fry Sale is this Saturday, November 18th from 8am-12pm outside of Century School.

We will be having people enter the elementary parking lot off of Monico Lane to order and pay before moving on to the bus loop area to pick up products. The route this year will be in front of the school (not around the back as in previous years) due to the construction of the new parking lot & playground area.

Thank you for supporting the fry sale and the PREAF!

In our fall round of allocations in October we were able to award grants totaling $11,880 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

2nd Grade Classroom: Hydroponic Grow Lab
MS Art: Put-In-Cups Fence Art
BPA: Region & State meet expenses
Girls Basketball: shooting shirts, Hudl Subscription
Boys Basketball: travel tops, tear-away pants
Post Prom: entertainment

THANK-YOU again to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help us to award funds to these activities.

Funds raised from the annual community french fry sale also help make it possible to award funds for these projects, so please come out and support our french fry sale on Saturday, November 18th from 8am-12pm at Century School.

The PREAF is excited to announce that we are teaming up again with Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for a Community Fry Sale!

The sale will be Saturday, November 18th from 8am-12pm outside of Century School.

Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen is providing the potato products to sell, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the PREAF, which helps to provide funding for educational, fine arts, and athletic activities in our Park Rapids Schools.

Please spread the word and thanks for supporting the PREAF!

The 2023-2024 school year will be starting soon, and so will Park Rapids Panther activities. If you would like a season pass to attend regular season athletic contests and fine arts performances this year, then please consider becoming a member of the Park Rapids Education & Activities Foundation for this upcoming year. There are various membership levels you can choose from and your membership funds help us support activities in our Park Rapids schools.

You can mail in your membership form and payment via check. Or you can try out our new online membership form and submit your information using the link to our Google Form. https://forms.gle/KRpX7enf5iP9exYT7

Also new this year, we're now on Venmo! Easily send your membership payment or donation to us right in the app. Check out our Venmo profile under Charities and support us today!

2023-2024 PREAF Membership Form

We are currently working on the 2023-2024 PREAF school & activity calendar for this upcoming year and are still looking for businesses or individuals who would like to purchase an ad in the calendar. The cost of an ad is $100. It is a great way to advertise your business so please contact us if you are interested.

Thank you for supporting the PREAF!

JUST A REMINDER...IT'S NOT TOO LATE:

The PREAF 2023-2024 Membership Drive is going on now. Please consider becoming a member for this upcoming year and send in your membership form & payment. Your membership funds help provide funding for educational, fine arts, and athletic activities in our Park Rapids Schools.

Thank you for supporting the PREAF!

Our 2023-2024 PREAF Annual Membership Drive is currently underway. Membership funds given by individuals and businesses are used to help support the educational, athletic, and fine arts activities of the Park Rapids Area Schools. There are various membership levels that you can choose from and your membership dollars will help us to continue to provide funding for equipment, resources, and opportunities for the students in our Park Rapids school district.

Please consider becoming a member of the PREAF for the 2023-2024 school year!

In our recent round of allocations in May we were able to award grants totaling $14,303 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

2nd Grade Classroom: weighted vests
HS Student Council: Panther mascot
Cross Country (Boys & Girls): warm-up jackets and pants
Girls Tennis: practice & match balls, ball hoppers
Football: wristbands
Volleyball: HUDL software subscription fees
Panther Spirit Club: uniforms & supplies

THANK-YOU again to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help make it possible to award funds to these activities.

Support our Panther Girls Basketball as they take on Barnesville for their first playoff game this Thursday. The Park Rapids Education & Activities Foundation is proud to be a sponsor for the game on Magnitude Sports Network. The PREAF helps to ensure the funding for strong and healthy educational, fine arts, and athletic programs impacting the students and athletes in Park Rapids. Join us in our mission through becoming a member, click here https://www.parkrapids.k12.mn.us/domain/102 and by liking and following our page.

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In our most recent round of allocations in February we were able to award grants totaling $16,015 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

MS Social Studies Classroom: books for classroom library
BPA: National Convention fees
Softball: game balls, bats, catchers gear
Baseball: field equipment (L-screens, mound tarp, sock nets)
Golf-Boys/Girls: indoor putting greens, transporation, entry fees
Track-Boys/Girls: record board for school records & state champions
Athletics: weights for weight room

THANK-YOU again to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help make it possible to award funds to these activities.

Please contact us if you woud like more information on how to become a member of the PREAF and help us fund future grants for our Panther fine arts, athletic, and educational activities.

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Once again this year, we extend our gratitude to Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for their generous donation of potato products, transportation of products to the sale, and continued collaboration with the Park Rapids Education and Activities Foundation (PREAF) in providing the community french fry sale on
Nov. 19 at the Century School.

We share our appreciation with our community for your attendance, patience waiting for your potato products, and support of the event. Thank you to all the individuals who purchased potatoes. Your monies go directly to the PREAF and 100% of the monies are allocated to educational, fine arts, and athletic programs in the Park Rapids Area Schools.

Thank you to R&R Rental for your kind donation of your forklift for the entire day at the sale.

We were fortunate to have many students, teachers, and coaches help at the event. The teamwork was amazing!

Thank you again to everyone involved. It’s pretty neat to see what can be accomplished when people work together. We hope to see you again next fall!

Reminder: The french fry sale is tomorrow morning (Sat. Nov. 19th) from 8-12. All proceeds from the sale go to support activities at our Park Rapids Schools, so please come out and support the PREAF!

We are once again teaming up with Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for a Community French Fry Sale. The sale will be Saturday, Nov. 19th from 8-12 outside of Century School.

Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen is generously donating the potato products to sell, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the PREAF, which helps provide funding for educational, fine arts, and athletic activities in our Park Rapids Schools.

Please spread the word and thanks for supporting the PREAF!

In our recent round of allocations in October we were able to award grants totaling $20,056 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

2nd Grade Classroom: snowshoes
Elementary K-4: sensory & behavior intervention items
HS Art: camera lens
HS Drama Class: transportation to theatre performance in Bemidji
Post Prom: entertainment, prizes, food
Wrestling: mat
Gymnastics: low practice beam
Boys Basketball: 7th/8th grade jerseys
E-Sports: league fees
Hockey: Spiideo video exchange program

THANK-YOU to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help make it possible to award funds to these activities.

It's not too late to join, so please contact us if you woud like to become a member of the PREAF and help us fund additional grants this year.

JUST A REMINDER:

The PREAF 2022-2023 Membership Drive is going on now. Please consider becoming a member for this upcoming year and send in your membership form & payment.

Also, we are still looking for businesses that would like to purchase an ad in our 2022-2023 School & Activity Calendar. Please contact us if you are interested.

Thank you for supporting the PREAF!

The PREAF is currently working on creating our 2022-2023 school and activity calendar. We are looking for businesses and individuals who are interested in purchasing an ad in the calendar. Please contact us if you would like to purchase an ad. Thank you for supporting the PREAF!

Our 2022-2023 PREAF Annual Membership Drive is currently underway. Membership funds given by individuals and businesses are used to help support the educational, athletic, and fine arts activities of the Park Rapids Area Schools. There are various membership levels that you can choose from and your membership dollars will help us to continue to provide funding for equipment, resources, and opportunities for the students in our Park Rapids school district.

Please consider becoming a member of the PREAF for the 2022-2023 school year!

In our latest round of allocations in May we were able to award grants totaling $13,444 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

1st Gr Classroom - book storage bins & shelving
2nd Gr Classroom - phonics instruction materials
2nd Gr - classroom set of snowshoes
Elem Phy Ed - pedometers & storage cases
BPA - Fall Leadership Conferences fees
Girls Tennis - practice & match tennis balls
Cross Country - uniforms
Football - uniforms
Volleyball - equipment
Athletics - weight room equipment
Athletics - Hudl software subscription fees

THANK-YOU to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help make it possible to award funds to these activities!

With our latest round of allocations in March we were able to award grants totaling $24,630 to help provide funding for the following areas/projects:

MS Classroom - flexible seating
HS Phy Ed - hockey unit equipment
FFA - study resources, official ties & scarves, promotional banners
E-Sports - gaming computer
Girls Golf - rain gear and team clothing
Boys Golf - transportation
Softball - bats, balls, helmets, equipment bags
Baseball - batting cage for the high school
Track - pole vault equipment
Post Prom - entertainment

THANK-YOU to our PREAF members! Money received from your annual membership in the PREAF help make it possible to award funds to these activities!

Through our allocations in November we were able to award grants totaling $13,564 to help fund projects/activities for the following areas:

2nd Grade Classroom: word & phonics learning materials
BPA: fees for State Leadership Conference
FFA: fees for National FFA Convention
E-Sports: league fees and equipment
Gymnastics: beam padding & mats
Girls & Boys Basketball: shooting machine
Boys Hockey: skate sharpening machine

THANK-YOU to our PREAF members who help make it possible to grant funds to help these activities!

Once again this year, we extend our gratitude to Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for their generous donation of potato products, transportation of products to the sale and continued collaboration with the Park Rapids Education and Activities Foundation (PREAF) in providing the community French fry sale on Nov. 20 at the Century School.

We share our appreciation with our community for your attendance, patience waiting for your potato products and support of the event.

We have met as a committee after the event, and have new ideas to make it a more efficient sale next year.

Thank you to all the individuals who purchased potatoes. Your monies go directly to the PREAF and are allocated to educational, fine arts and athletic programs in the Park Rapids Area Schools.

Thank you to R&R Rental for your kind donation of your forklift for the entire day at the sale.

We were fortunate to have many students, teachers, coaches, and parent volunteers help at the event. Thank you, again, to everyone involved! We hope to see you again next fall!

A reminder that the PREAF Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen French Fry sale is THIS SATURDAY from 8:00am until noon at the Century School. Hope you see you there!🍟🍟🍟

We are once again teaming up with Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for a Community French Fry Sale. The sale will be Saturday, Nov. 20th from 8-12 outside of Century School.

They are generously donating the potato products to sell, and all proceeds from the sale will go to the PREAF, which helps provide funding for educational, fine arts, and athletic activities in our Park Rapids Schools.

Please spread the word and thanks for supporting the PREAF!
(Please note limited quantities available while supplies last).