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Annandale Community Raises $110K, With Hopes For More, After School Levy Fails
"It's been grassroots donators. People, families, businesses, that have just stepped up to donate," said Alyssa Radisewitz Domagala.
February 4, 2025
ANNANDALE, Minn. — When a $1.5 million school levy failed in November, a group of Annandale parents decided to try and raise money to save teachers' jobs.
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"From this grass roots standpoint, we are literally raising money to save our next-door neighbor's job," said parent Hannah Fischer.
That's not an exaggeration. After a failed school levy, Annandale parents and business owners started Cardinals Rising, a nonprofit looking to raise the money the levy would have created. At stake are 10 teaching jobs, middle school sports and programs, and class sizes that could jump to 30 students or more.
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