Kindred School District Funds Scholarships through Alumni Drive

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Kindred School District Funds Scholarships through Alumni Drive

Ray Grabanski serves as the president and chief market analyst for Progressive Ag, a Fargo, North Dakota firm that provides services for the agribusiness industry, such as risk management, marketing solutions, and legal representation. Outside his dedication to the firm, Ray Grabanski donates to several community foundations, such as the Kindred School District. The Kindred School District fosters student success through the Kindred Area Dollars for Schools (KADFS) Alumni Drive, which raises funds for student scholarships.

Established in 1991, KADFS acts as the scholarship fundraising arm of the Kindred School District and promotes the fair distribution of funds to students in an equitable and nondiscriminatory manner. Its past awards included amounts up to $22,000 and it has distributed more than $210,000 in award funds over the last 23 years. The program collects funds through an alumni drive that encourages Kindred School graduates to donate monetary gifts in any amount, and alumni may dedicate gifts in memory or honor of a loved one. Additionally, the KADFS will match donations of $250 or more, and all donations are tax deductible.

KADFS operates as the North Dakota chapter of the Dollars for Scholars program, an initiative administrated by Scholarship America. For more information about the KADF Alumni Drive, visit kindred.dollarsforscholars.org.

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About Ray Grabanski

Ray Grabanski draws on extensive experience in the agricultural sector to provide professional consultation and legal services to northern midwestern farmers. Before launching his career, he earned a BS and MS in agricultural economics while gaining valuable experience on his family’s Inkster, North Dakota, grain and livestock farm, helping to triple its acreage despite an industry-wide economic downturn. During this time, Ray Grabanski also began to develop an interest in agricultural law and completed a legislative internship at the House Committee on Agriculture. In 1992, he formed Progressive Ag, an agricultural marketing, insurance, and commodity brokerage firm that now ranks as the top national firm for corn and soybean marketing.

In 2010, Ray Grabanski decided to pursue his passion for agricultural law and embarked on his JD at the University of North Dakota. After passing the bar in July 2013, he formed Progressive Ag Law, PLLC, with four UND classmates. In addition to maintaining his responsibilities as president and chief market analyst at Progressive Ag, Mr. Grabanski now represents the agricultural community in cases including the Syngenta lawsuit and issues related to the ARC-CO Farm Bill.

Outside of his professional activities, Ray Grabanski is an active member of the Lutheran Church, and he supports institutions such as the Norman Lutheran Church and the Institute of Lutheran Theology.