Help Maple Grove Schools Earn Money Through ‘Give With Target’

Would you like to help schools Maple Grove earn some extra money?

The “Give with Target” program was announced in August with Target asking customers to help allocate up to $5 million to schools nationwide. Community members have until Sept. 21 to cast their vote.

How it works

Select a K-12 school from the list of eligible schools on the Target website and vote for it until Sept. 21, 2013 or Target determines $5 million has been awarded.

Once a school has received 25 votes, Target will donate $1 per vote, with a maximum donation of $10,000 per school, according to the Target.

To vote for your favorite school in the Maple Grove area, click on the link below for details. Vote totals listed are as of Monday, Sept. 16 on the Target website.

• Arbor View Early Childhood, 15 votes
• Ave Maria Academy (listed as “Cedercrest Academy”), 18 votes
• Basswood Elementary, 733 votes
• Beacon Academy Charter School, 224 votes
• Cedar Island Elementary, 233 votes
• Elm Creek Elementary, 260 votes
• Fernbrook Elementary, 399 votes
• Heritage Christian Academy, 110 votes
• Maple Grove Junior High, 22 votes
• Maple Grove Senior High, 28 votes
• Oak View Elementary, 61 votes
• Parnassus Preparatory School, 871 votes
• Rice Lake Elementary, 534 votes
• Rush Creek Elementary, 336 votes
• Weaver Lake Elementary, 259 votes

If you don’t see the school you would like to donate to on the list, you can search on the Target website.

“The response to last year’s Give With Target program was overwhelmingly positive, and we are excited to invite our guests to designate $5 million to their schools this year,” a release quoted Laysha Ward, president of community relations at Target. “By rallying communities across the country in support of education, Target is playing a role in helping put more kids on the path to high school graduation.”

Which school do you think people should vote for? Add your shout-out in comments below!

Other news you should know about today:

• Maple Grove author to sign her books: Author and Maple Grove resident Sarah Baumgard will be at The Studio at Rush Creek from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 to sign copies of her book, In the Mirror I Saw. The book describes one young girl's journey with the mirror and what it reflects back.