Grand Forks Public Schools Raise Thousands For Minot Relief

• Ramstad Middle School

FILE - In this June 27, 2011, file photo Ramstad Middle School in Minot, N.D., is submerged to the roofline in water from the flooding Souris River. Ramstad and two other schools will not be available during the upcoming school year, according to Superintendent Mark Vollmer, leaving more than 1,000 schoolchildren in need of new places to attend fall classes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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• Minot Officials Look to Grand Forks in Flood Recovery Process

GRAND FORKS (WDAZ-TV) - Local students have come up with tens of thousands of dollars to help students Minot regain some normalcy.

So far, Grand Forks Public Schools have raised more than $12,000 through fundraisers and from support of teachers, admin and alumni.

The Grand Forks Foundation for Education is matching up to 10-thousand dollars.

The district expects to raise more than $20,000 total.

"They are aware of what it's like to go through a devastating flood and I think they're doing their part to help out that community," Kelly Elementary school principal Mike LaMoine said.

All of the money will be delivered Minot next week.

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