"The Coon Rapids Community Scholarship Association began its annual hunt for donations last week and while the group still has months to gather money for the graduating senior class, expectations are being tempered by the harsh reality of an economy that is anything but donation friendly," the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "The association would be content with a 10 percent to 20 percent decrease in donations, but there's no way to tell how large the drop-off is going to be, longtime association member Bruce Frank said. Last year the association, which has about 15 members, raised $156,000 and was able to provide 196 seniors with scholarships ranging from $500 to a few thousand dollars."