• Donor Spotlight: Kiwanis Club of La Crosse

    Posted on July 24, 2025

    In 2025, the Kiwanis Club of La Crosse made a $2,500 donation to partner with La Crosse Public Education Foundation in showing appreciation for school and district staff. The club’s generous donation will fund LPEF’s New Staff Welcome program, which provides a gift card and welcome message to all new staff members. This generous gift […]

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  • Introducing the Randy and Lynn Nelson Endowment

    Posted on August 17, 2021

    La Crosse school students will have the opportunity to participate in projects involving physical fitness, servant leadership, and character development due to an endowment fund established by retired School District of La Crosse Superintendent Randy Nelson and his wife Lynn. Beginning this fall, teachers in the School District of La Crosse will be able to […]

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  • Dave & Barb Skogen

    Posted on June 25, 2018

    “Barb and I believe we have an obligation to give — it’s not a choice. Barb and I have a soft spot in our hearts for public education. Barb’s parents were both lifelong educators. We’ve watched and learned how the LPEF functions year after year. LPEF seems to operate on a tight budget and the […]

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  • Rochelle and Aaron Nicks

    Posted on June 22, 2018

    “I received a great education in the School District of La Crosse. My children are receiving a great education in the School District of La Crosse. This educational excellence is possible because of our amazing teachers, and supporting LPEF is one way that I can support them.” — Rochelle Nicks, parent and 1998 graduate of […]

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  • Estate gifts

    Posted on June 21, 2018

    She was the kind of person who liked “making someone’s life better when they least expected it. … Nothing made her happier than to help a student who needed a hug … (or someone who needed) to believe that somebody cared.” — Mary Lund, describing her longtime friend Barbara Schroeder     The La Crosse Public […]

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  • Rick Blasing

    Posted on June 21, 2018

    “There are those things in life that we intentionally do that have a deeper meaning; that resonate longer by helping or empowering others.  Sometimes providing a much needed donation can make all the difference.  That is why I give to the La Crosse Public Education Foundation – no group provides more support that so profoundly […]

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