Dear Friends of Onalaska Public & Private Schools,
Are you looking for a fun evening out? Please join us in your favorite flannel as we celebrate education in Onalaska at the Onalaska Education Foundation’s 2025 Flannel & Frost “Taste” event on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN from 6:00-10:00 PM!
Tickets can be purchased through the link below or through the Onalaska Education Foundation’s webpage for just $35. We want to encourage you to purchase your tickets online soon as admission to the 2025 “Taste” is limited to just 200 guests!
Purchase tickets for the 2025 “Taste” event HERE
The Online Frost & Flannel Silent Auction opens on January 10th, 2025 and concludes at the end of the event on the 18th. You do not need to attend the “Taste” to bid on silent auction items— we are happy to deliver them to you, so please take a look! We will be adding many additional silent auction items (including the awesome baskets donated by each Onalaska school) to the website every day until the event- so please check back to see what's new!
Flannel & Frost, the adult-only 2025 “Taste” fundraising event will be a fun-filled evening of delicious food from 11 local restaurants, beverages, live entertainment, casino games (Blackjack and Craps), an amazing silent auction, and raffle and door prizes featuring items generously donated by local businesses and community members. Doors open at 6:00 pm, Claude Deck Grant awards presentation at 6:30 pm, followed by food tasting & casino games. Silent auction bidding closes at 9:30 pm.
Thank you to our generous Flannel & Frost Sponsors:
VIP Table Sponsors
Ryan Sherry Agency
Casino Table Sponsors
General Sponsors
Food & Beverage Donors
Silent Auction Donors
Alpine Inn Bar & Grill, Birch Tree Bakery, Blue Moon Restaurant, Burrachos, Ciatti’s, Chicago Cubs, Courtesy Corporation/McDonalds, Crooked Pint, Chicago CUBS, Corky’s Pizza, Design Photography, Dahl Quick Lane Onalaska, Doggie Zen and Den, Dutcher Crossing, Eagle Bluff Elementary, El Pato Azul, Fazolis, Green Bay Packers, H & H Karate, Holmen Locker & Meat Market, Hunt & Gather, Irving Pertzsch Elementary, Java Vino, Jump Start, Keeper Goods, Kroner’s Hardware, La Crosse Area YMCA, La Crosse Children’s Museum, La Crosse Dance Centre, La Crosse Loggers, La Crosse Speedway, Lovechild, Luther High School, Mainstream Boutique, Manny’s Cocina, Milwaukee Burger Co., Minnesota Twins, Morrie’s Auto Group, Natty West, Neuie’s Vogue Bar & Grill, Northern Hills Elementary, Ohana Girl Farm, Onalaska Education Foundation’s Board of Directors, Onalaska High School, Onalaska Middle School, Onalaska School District Office, Pampered Paws, Pearl St. Books, Practically Posh, Priya’s Spice Bazaar, Red Pines, Rick Bronson Comedy Club, Root Down Yoga Studio, Rose Jewelers, Satori Arts, Sea Life Aquarium, Slumber Party Solutions, St. Patrick’s Elementary, St. Paul’s School, The Charmant, The Missing Element Skincare, The Pearl Ice Cream & Confectionary, The Studio, The Timbers, Turtle Stack Brewery, Under the Rust, UnWine’d Wine Bar, Viterbo Fine Arts Center, Von Stiehl Winery, Willow Boutique & more!
The Onalaska Education Foundation (OEF) is a local non-profit, 501c(3) organization that is fully volunteer-run, so 100% of funds raised through the annual “Taste” event are used to support our Claude Deck Grants and Acts of Kindness and Seasons of Kindness programs that directly benefit Onalaska students and educators.
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The Onalaska Education Foundation (OEF) |
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The OEF’s Mission |
To support educators in their quest to develop innovative opportunities for students, promote the incorporation of emerging technologies within the curriculum, facilitate business and private sector contributions to our schools, support students in need, and encourage outstanding academic achievement among all students in Onalaska public and private schools. |
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Claude Deck Grants Program |
This program provides competitive grant funding to Onalaska educators for innovative and creative projects and programs that inspire their students to achieve educational excellence. More than $21,000 in Claude Deck grant funding was awarded to 23 teachers at six different Onalaska schools in 2024. |
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Acts of Kindness (AOK) and Seasons of Kindness (SOK) Programs |
These programs provide funding to ensure that students in need in Onalaska schools have access to essentials items and services like clothing, tennis shoes, winter boots and coats, glasses, bicycle helmets, toiletries, sports physicals, eye exams, instrument rental and activities fees, haircuts, bus passes, holiday gifts, and much more. The OEF provided more than $20,000 in AOK/SOK funding and purchased holiday gifts for more than 130 Onalaska students in 2024. |
We hope you and a friend will join us at the 2025 "Taste!"
The Onalaska Education Foundation’s 2025 Board of Directors,
Heather Chial (President), Kristin Born (Vice President), Melissa de Boer (Secretary), Traci Breit (Past President), Benjamin Bain, Supriya Daithankar, Fayme Evenson, Niki Furlano, Rachel Knight, Kerri Langen, Kelly McMahon, RJ Oschner, Jake Ramey, Ryan Sherry, & Nikki Walleen