549 Family Foundation is looking to expand the committee dedicated to planning the All School Reunion coming up this September. We realize that we have our work cut out for us, but we know that we can accomplish anything! If you are interested in helping in any way, let us know! We need help inRead more
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For many years, the kindergarten classes have visited the Chahinkapa Zoo to cap off the school year. This year is no different. This May, kindergarten students will load up in buses paid for by 549 Family Foundation and head over to the zoo in Wahpeton, ND. Leading up to the visit, students will be studyingRead more
Otter Tail County, MN – March 20, 2018: PlaceBase Productions, in partnership with the Otter Tail County Historical Society, will hold a Story Swap Series in four different communities to gather stories for an original, community-based theater production that will take place in September 2018. Workshops will be held in Pelican Rapids, Parkers Prairie, PerhamRead more
Here are a few pictures from when the 2nd graders went to the Holmes Theater earlier this week to see the musical “How I Became a Pirate.” The kids love it. They thought it was very funny. Thanks to the 549 Family Foundation who generously and paid for the buses.Read more
Our next grant for the 2017-18 School Year is for Circuit Kits for the 4th grade classrooms. In fourth grade, students study electricity and the different types of circuits. Circuit kits would allow teachers to enhance the unit on electricity by allowing students the chance to make many different types of circuits. The kits are calledRead more
The next grant is another visit to the Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. This time, the fourth graders will be going to watch the production of “Seedfolks.” The play is based on the Newberry award winning book of the same name. It is a play about an immigrant neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, and about creating aRead more
The next three grants of the school year are for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to travel to the Holmes Theatre to see “How I Became a Pirate.” It is a delightful family musical about a boy who wants to become a pirate and finds that all he really needs is at home. The musicalRead more
Every year, the Kindergarten class gets to visit the Lubitz Farm just north of Perham. They get to experience how a dairy farm works, while also seeing animals. Farmers from around the area bring in some of their animals to see and hold. This experience helps students understand farms more. There aren’t many farms leftRead more
We approved our first grant in 2018! It is our 12th one this year. It is for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program that a sophomore goes to each year. HOBY was founded in 1958 with the mission to inspire and develop our global community youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership,Read more