GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. This GivingTuesday we encourage you to make a donation to help the Marion School Foundation to support education for the benefit of Marion Independent School District students, schools and the greater community. Because of you, we offer programs like Start School Right, grants […]
The Marion School Foundation is supporting fundraising efforts for Parkview Elementary. You can participate by putting spare change (or dollars) in the coin spinner that is located by the Red Gym at Marion High School. All funds donated in the spinner will go toward the building of NEW Playground Equipment for Parkview Elementary!
During spring of 2023 district staff Jen O’Brien & Melissa Cannon submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase incentive items for the 3rd Annual 2023 MISD Summer Institute. The Summer Institute is a two day event organized and sponsored by MISD where administrators, teachers and staff come together to learn more about the […]
On July 12th, members of Linn County Rotary volunteered at Vernon Middle School to prepare materials for Start School Right. Volunteers bagged items for female hygiene kits and stapled numbers to student and family bags, ensuring the students who register for assistance receive the items that best meets their needs. We really appreciate their help! […]
If you are in the market for fireworks, please consider purchasing them in the Marion Walmart Parking lot to support the Marion Football Program. Fireworks will be available for sale on Saturday, June 24th through Tuesday, July 4th from 9 AM to 9 PM. As a reminder, fireworks can legally be used in the City […]
Today Marion Foundation staff surprised Assistant Superintendent Gretchen Kriegel with a Marion Foundation Grant Award to create classroom libraries for both Longfellow Elementary and Vernon Middle School. This is the first part of a multi-school project creating text-rich learning environments by developing functional classroom libraries. Books will be purchased through a partnership with local bookstore […]
GreenState Credit Union’s Give & Grow School Match Program offers members the opportunity to donate up to $500 per household to school foundations in markets where GreenState has a branch location with a minimum $25 donation. Partner schools in Iowa are in the following metro areas: Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines, Grinnell, Dubuque, Fort […]
We are excited to share that the Marion School Foundation recently received a grant from Cedar Rapids Sam’s Club No. 8162 to support Start School Right. In 2022 this program provided school supplies, clothing, hygiene items, shoes, food and more 377 students and 177 families. Our hope is that no student arrives to school on the […]
This year the Holiday Giving Project reached 574 children and 372 adults for a total of 946 people. With your help food, pet food and holiday gifts/gift cards have been delivered to all 205 Marion Independent School District families… just in time for the snow to start. We are truly appreciative of everyone who donated […]
On December 13, 2022, staff and board from the Marion Foundation met at Farmers State Bank in Marion for a check presentation. Farmers State Bank showed their support of education in Marion by sharing a $6,000 annual gift with the Marion School Foundation. Thank you to Farmers State Bank for this amazing donation!
