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Luverne High School alumni and the community can be a part of history with the school’s remodel and expansion project.
Luverne Education Legacy Fund (LELF) organized the LHS 2184 Campaign to raise money for extra amenities for the school building project.
“The school has items they can do under their budget,” said LELF president Cory Bloemendaal.
“We will try to do projects outside of this. I call it the ‘wow’ factor.”
Voters within the Luverne School District approved a $31 bond referendum in November 2017 to remodel the 60-year-old facility and add classrooms, a larger commons area and ground-floor cafeteria and kitchen.
The project will be complete this summer.
As work progresses to the finishing stages, the LELF campaign will add as many extras as the donations allow.
The areas of “wow” improvement will focus on the four main areas of academics, activities, fine arts alumni connection and campus beautification.
Several extras for once-in-a-lifetime projects include:
•A 16-foot “L” in the new commons area.
•A grand piano for the new performing arts center.
•An alumni information center.
•Improved digital signage on the school’s front lawn.
•An outdoor learning space under the original school canopy.
Campaign letters and pledge cards will be mailed to LHS alumni next week, but the fundraiser is open to all businesses, friends and supporters of Luverne Schools.
Pledges can be completed online at the LELF website, luverneeducationlegacyfund.org.
Gift levels of $2,184 or greater receive recognition on a display and receive a palm-sized glass cardinal made by artist Tom Maras, LHS ’89 alum.
Pledges can be spread over a three-year period.
For more information contact LELF President Bloemendaal at 507-227-2087 or coryb@buffaloridgeins.com.
Questions can also be directed to Luverne Area Community Foundation Director Emily Crabtree (LHS ’90) at 507-227-6841 or Emily@luvacf.org.
Who is LELF?
Luverne Education Legacy Fund evolved from the Luverne School Foundation established by school board members in 2003, when an endowment fund was created through a donation from Rock County resident Harvey Ordung.
Through additional donations, the LELF board of directors awards grants yearly through an application process.
These help pay for special field trips and educational enhancement technologies along with one-time campaigns, such as the one that paid for the tennis court improvements in recent years.
The LHS 2184 Campaign focuses on enhancements for the current construction project at the middle-high school.
Donations can be directed toward the Foundation’s yearly grant program or to the school enhancement campaign.