The June Shaver Estate announced the 2025 gifts and donations to the Crookston High School and other organizations within Crookston. June Shaver has continued to make a significant impact on the Crookston community since her passing in 2014. June’s Estate has donated over $1 million in 10 years. On Thursday, at the Crookston High School commons, the June Shaver Estate announced its 10th year of gifts and donations distribution, which included another $116,000, bringing the grand total of donations to $1,000,032.
June Shaver started investing at the age of 19, and the first stock she bought was Northern States Power, which is now Excel Energy. Shaver had invested wisely throughout her life and set up an estate to continue donating money to organizations that involved kids and organizations she felt were well-deserving entities that helped the community.
Annette Hegg, a close friend of June, was chosen as the estate’s trustee and looks forward to this day each year. “I look forward to this time because it is a happy time and like I say every year….it’s the kids,” said Hegg. “June couldn’t do enough for them. It is a good time of year.” The donations would make June happy. “She is smiling from ear to ear because this is what she really worked hard for,” said Hegg. “For a town the size of Crookston, it is so nice to know people care so much about our young folks. I wish I could do half of what she did. It is a good day.”
Edward Jones’ Troy Lindberg handed out the checks to the eight organizations–
Crookston High School Drama Club
Crookston High School Healthcare Scholarships
Crookston Pirate Fine Arts Booster
Crookston Pirate Athletic Boosters
Crookston Community Theatre
Crookston Civic Music League
Crookston Care and Share
Riverview Healthcare Foundation
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