Taste of Fridley fundraiser

The second Taste of Fridley Gala is planned for March 8th from 6-9 p.m. at the Banquets of Minnesota to raise funds for 7th and 8th grade Fridley Middle School students who have applied and interviewed to attend a biannual east coast trip to tour Washington DC, Gettysburg, and New York City with their classmates. Around 80 students are slated to take the trip in the spring of 2019, and all of them will need to fundraise up to
$1,600 to cover trip costs. The gala is billed as a “nonpartisan political event” where the families of the kids attending the trip meet area politicians and get a taste of what they will learn about in Washington DC. Anoka County Commissioner Mandy Meisner helped create the program in 2016 with Fridley School Board members Avonna Starck and member Donna Prewedo, and parent Tarole Rettke. The kids challenged the Fridley police department to become the first official community partner. Tickets to the March 8 event are $20 and can be purchased at the door or at
https://secure.anedot.com/fridley-schools-foundation/trip2019.