The Carroll High School Foundation is thrilled to announce the success of their recent Carroll Kindness fundraiser. COVID-19 has required the implementation of social distancing, making a large annual effort like the Tiger Trot difficult if not unfeasible. The foundation members put their heads together and came up with a plan for kindness instead, that had family, friends, community residents and businesses making pledges in exchange for acts of kindness to be carried out by students. With a goal of $30,000 in 12 days, the initiative started out strong, but was still nearly $8,000 short of that goal on their final day. However, the Carroll community shows up to support their own and came through, raising a grand total of $32,127. This money will go directly to the Carroll Community School District and the foundation will use the funds for field trips, accelerated reading programs, new technology and to help instructors enhance their classroom space and materials. The Carroll High School Foundation, which is self-described as the academic booster club, sends a big thank you to the community, families and businesses for their support of the teachers and administration and the great work they do. “We are also very proud of our students for completing over 6,000 acts of kindness during the fundraiser,” foundation board members wrote. “It was fun to see and track all the random and intentional acts of kindness happening in our district. While we know our students do kind things every day, it was fun to highlight and acknowledge those we saw.” A list of local businesses who made donations to the campaign can be found below.
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2021 Business Donors
$500 plus donors
Slate Wealth Management-Ann Slechta
Carroll Control Systems
Westside State Bank
Edward Jones-Shellie Haluska
Carroll Broadcasting Company
Carroll Subway, Inc.
Kitt Plumbing and Heating, Inc
Pepsi Beverage Company of Carroll
CrossFit Carroll
Carroll Dental Clinic
The Graphic Edge
New Way Ford
JP Flooring
FAC (Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company)
Edward Jones-Aubrey Kemerling
Ragaller Drywall
Triple A Seeds
United Bank of Iowa
Commercial Savings Bank
Audubon Dental Center-Brian Fleshner
Jimmy John’s
Kimmes Enterprises
Robert W. Peters Law Office
Sunnybrook of Carroll
Wendl’s Weapons
I Saw the Sign
$250 plus donors
Lenz Insurance and Real Estate Inc
Culver’s of Carroll
Pudenz Family Chiropractic
Stone Printing and Office Supply
Industrial Bearing & Supply Company
One More Rep Fitness
Niceswanger Photography
Core-Mark/Farner-Bocken Company
McLaughlin Family Companies
Moorhouse Ready Mix, Inc
McDonald’s-O’Brien Family McDonald’s
Carroll Rotary Club
Feld Fire
Motor Inn of Carroll
Sparky’s One Stop
Collins Aerospace
Adaptive Audiology Solutions-Dr. Sondra Rierson
Schroeder’s ABC Seamless Steel Siding
$100 plus donors
Carroll Cleaning Supply
Minnich, Comito, Neu
Western Iowa Surgery
Security Title and Investment
The Taxidermy Shop
Ecowater Systems of Carroll
Culligan Water Conditioning
Hunan Chinese Restaurant
Julie Greteman Mayhall Attorney at Law
Vonnahme Construction
Nichole Onken Agency-American Family Insurance
JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
D/R Electric
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.-Clay Netusil
Gehling Welding & Repair, Inc.
Lidderdale Country Store
Bruner, Bruner, Reinhart, & Morton, LLP
Robinson Ruhnke, P.C.
Tiefenthaler Custom
Farm Credit Services of America
Lynn’s Carpentry LLC
Other
Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative
