Lake City Education Foundation

Tickets on sale for Nov. 17 education foundation gala

Oct 3, 2018

Tickets are available to the Lake City Education Foundations third annual Black and Orange Gala, the foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year. This year’s event is Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. It has a western theme. “Attire is semi-formal with a...

Gastner leads Experience Rochester into transition

Aug 22, 2018

Lake City resident Mary Gastner, a longtime director of Experience Rochester MN (formerly the Rochester MN Convention and Visitors Bureau), has been selected as interim executive director of the organization, effective Aug. 16. Gastner, who has worked at Experience Rochester MN for 15 years and...

Education Foundation awards additional grants thanks to donors

Jun 20, 2018

On May 31, the Lake City Education Foundation (LCEF) awarded 15 grants to the Lake City school district. LCEF grants will support students in all grade levels throughout the 2018-19 school year and are valued at $10,254. Multiple corporate and individual partnerships were significant in making...

Fundraiser rounds up $1,807.69 for Lake City Education Foundation

May 3, 2018

The Lake City Education Foundation (LCEF) raised $1,807.69 during its spring round-up campaign at Fiesta Foods. During the campaign shoppers were able to round their grocery bill up to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to the education foundation. “The Lake City Education Foundation...

Lakeshore Agency supports  Lake City Education Foundation

Apr 18, 2018

Lakeshore Agency has donated $1,600 to the Lake City Education Foundation. Lakeshore Agency committed to donating $100 for each boys and girls basketball home game victory during the 2017-18 season. “The Lake City Education Foundation is thankful for the hard work and dedication by the boys and...

City Council honors Bob Parrott

Mar 14, 2018

Bob Parrott (left) received recognition from the City of Lake City for nine years on the city’s Library Board at the March 12 City Council meeting. Mayor Mark Nichols (right) took the opportunity to summarize Parrott’s community involvement and recognitions over the years, including stints on the...

Ed Foundation ‘Round Up’ underway

Mar 7, 2018

The Lake City Education Foundation (LCEF) has begun its annual Education Round Up at Fiesta Foods. For the entire month of March, Fiesta shoppers are encouraged to round their total up to the nearest dollar, with the additional amount going to LCEF, which funds educational enrichment at Lake City...

School wins learning grant in drawing

Feb 28, 2018

Lake City School Board member Becca Weist entered and won a drawing on the district’s behalf for a $750 learning grant from Kraus-Anderson, the firm managing the district’s Bluff View Elementary School expansion. Gary Benson (right) of Kraus-Anderson brought a check and certificate with him when he...

Education foundation grateful for fundraising successes

Dec 20, 2017

Back in early August, we announced a matching gift campaign from an anonymous donor in memory of a former Bluff View Elementary School Music Teacher, Shirley Luettinger. We had until November 30, 2017 to raise money for this memorial and have recently tallied our results to announce that we are...

Spree is over; Black and Orange Gala is on the way

Aug 31, 2017

The aisles at Fiesta Foods in Lake City were calm Monday morning, mostly. Lynnette Matzke was shopping fast and hard in an effort to collect as much food as she could up to a maximum of $500 worth in three minutes. The shopping spree was one of the auction items at the Lake City Education...