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Kalon Prep Academy staff, students raise money for Safe Families

Written by Lowell Anderson – Echo Press of Alexandria, MN – See original article.

A dunk tank fundraiser was held in the school’s parking lot to raise money for the nonprofit Safe Families for Children.

 

Students and staff from Kalon Prep Academy in Alexandria react as freshman Carter Betsinger, center, throws a ball that dunks Kalon teacher and co-founder Heather Netland, during a fundraiser in the school’s parking lot on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. The event, which was planned by the “Kalon gives back” class, raised $1,300 for Safe Families for Children, a nonprofit organization that supports families in crisis in the community.

Kalon Prep Academy social worker Katie Lehn smiles after falling into a dunk tank during a fundraiser at the school on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.

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Teacher coming up out of the water

Kalon Prep Academy teacher Heather Good throws a ball that dunks another teacher, Paul Ragan, in the water on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, during a fundraising event in the school’s parking lot.

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Teacher in dunk tank