In addition to the grant, Coughlan Companies is making a long-term commitment to ESLC to provide volunteers from among its employees to assist with capacity building projects that support the organization’s expansion into more schools. Coughlan Companies will also be donating 1,000 books to ESLC to be split evenly between its four locations in St. Paul.

At the same time across the country, more than 50,000 Comcast volunteers participated on this annual day of service.

In addition to monetary donations, the company provides support through volunteerism. In 2008, Wells Fargo’s Minnesota team members collectively reported more than 146,262 hours volunteering for local communities.

The IDEA Competition is a project of Ingenuity Frontier, a collaboration of partners joined by a common purpose — to grow the economy of Northwest Minnesota by outfitting the next generation of homegrown innovators for success in the global marketplace.

The mission of the Otto Bremer Foundation is to assist people in achieving full economic, civic and social participation and for the betterment of their communities.