By AnnMarie Cornejo -- A committee of parents and community members recently raised more than $100,000 for Atascadero schools — a contribution welcomed after large cuts in state funding.A $15,000 anonymous donation will be given directly to the district’s elementary school libraries. The remaining money will be distributed to teachers in the form of grants.The Committee in Support of Atascadero Public Schools formed in 2007 to raise grant money for educational programs, and a dinner and auction in late August raised $107,000 — making it the largest single fundraiser for the Atascadero Unified School District.

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