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Hempstead High School Fund
The Hempstead High School Foundation is working to ensure that all students have the opportunity to feel more connected to the Mustang Community by attending school-wide events such as athletics, musicals and plays, school concerts, homecoming and prom and more, through the purchase of activity passes for students. This fund will also go towards classroom field trips that bring students out of the classroom to continue learning as well as introduce them to college campus and post-secondary planning. Hempstead students, staff, families and community will be impacted by gifts made to this fund.
DCSD Student Support Foundation Fund
Through a grant from the Morgridge Family Foundation, The Student Support Foundation – Morgridge Family Foundation, students at Hempstead and Senior High School have formed Student Support Foundations to make an impact in their school communities.
Students work together to approve grant requests made from school staff that support one or more of the following: Classroom Projects, Students Engagement, School Clubs/Activities, Student and Staff needs, and Brain Health. Students also complete service projects throughout the year, as well as fundraise.
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Senior’s SSF oversees the Giving Room and raises money for items such as personal hygiene items, school spirit clothing, school supplies, snacks, and more. Hempstead’s SSF will also be working in their Care Closet to ensure that students have items they need to attend school every day, such as period products, cleaning supplies, and more. Gifts to this fund will go directly back to Hempstead or Senior High School! (You can designate in your notes if you are a Ram or Stang!)
FDPS Grants and Gifts Fund
FDPS Open Closet Fund
The Open Closet Fund pays for food for the Dubuque Community Schools Food Pantry, personal hygiene items for the Care Closet, and clothing items, such as winter coats, boots, and pants.
