Thank you from Willow Crest Elementary
by Kathleen McCoy |
On Feb. 13, Chancellor Ulmer visited Willow Crest Elementary School, the beneficiary
of donations from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s Community Campaign this year. The Chancellor talked to a 2nd
grade class about the benefits of reading, getting an education and going to college,
and the students were excited to share stories from their reading books with the Chancellor
and other ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ staff.
One of the new incentive options in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Community Campaign was to donate essential school supplies to Willow Crest, and 137 staff and faculty took advantage of this opportunity. Pencils, markers, paper, scissors, books of all kinds, jump ropes, footballs, basketballs, agility cones, frisbies, and other items will go to the school's neediest students. Many of the supplies were purchased at Costco, which donated $200 more in materials as a match to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s donation.
Borders Books provided a discount for books purchased there, and The Sports Authority offered great deals on the sporting equipment. The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Bookstore donated many composition notebooks, and Enrollment Services contributed 500 mood pencils with the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ logo. In addition, half of the donated items from the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Classified Council Winter Clothing Drive went to Willow Crest School.
This innovative incentive option was a pilot project for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, and its overwhelming success guarantees this approach will continue next year. This outpouring of support, both from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and from corporate sponsors, shows that the community cares about its citizens.