Wake County Schools Report Gifts Totaling $94,144
January 11, 2012 - Businesses, Parent Teacher Associations and families donated 152 gifts valued at $94,144 to Wake County Schools. The school board received a monthly report on gifts Jan. 10.
Cargill, Inc. donated $20,000 to the WCPSS Helping Hands Mentoring Program. The donation will assist Helping Hands with after-school mentoring and tutorial sessions, family conferences, enrichment activities, and an achievement and recognition celebration during the 2011-12 school year. Cargill has donated more than $100,000 over the last five school years to support the program.
Helping Hands administrator Maurice Moore offered his thanks to Cargill, Inc. community outreach staff Ron Scarborough and Derek Nunn for their support.
The Helping Hands Mentoring Program supports African-American male students in grades 3-8 who are not reaching their potential and are at risk for school failure. The mentors for the program are male educators from within the school system and community volunteers.
Parent Teacher Associations for Adams Elementary, Brier Creek Elementary, Bugg Elementary, Carpenter Elementary, Green Hope Elementary, Hodge Road Elementary, Holly Ridge Elementary, Lynn Road Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Salem Elementary, Sanford Creek Elementary, Underwood Elementary, Vandora Springs Elementary, Mills Park Middle, Broughton High and Wakefield High made donations.
Other donations valued at $1,000 or more included:
To School |
Company |
Donor Name |
Item |
Value |
|
WCPSS Human Resources |
Wells Fargo Foundation |
Juan |
Austin |
Teacher of the Year |
$10,000.00 |
Underwood Elementary School |
Underwood Elementary PTA |
|
|
funding for iPad purchase |
$6,347.85 |
Sanderson High School |
Bell Family Foundation |
|
|
donation for lobby upgrade |
$5,250.00 |
Joyner Elementary School |
|
Eric |
Huang |
5th grade Washington D.C. field trip |
$5,000.00 |
Holly Ridge Elementary School |
Holly Ridge Elementary PTA |
|
|
donation for classroom magazines and supplies |
$3,991.00 |
Ballentine Elementary School |
Wake Electric |
James |
Mangum |
software and equipment for TV news program |
$2,335.95 |
Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School |
Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce |
|
|
D. Scherr-Freedman class, check #16092 |
$2,000.00 |
WCPSS Academics |
Capitol Broadcasting |
Brian |
Maloney |
coaching participant guides for coaches |
$2,000.00 |
Knightdale High School |
ITS Troup #7149 |
|
|
donation for sound equipment |
$1,844.63 |
Sanford Creek Elementary School |
Sanford Creek PTA |
Christy |
Warrick |
field trips for grades kindergarten,1st and 3rd |
$1,800.00 |
Wakefield Middle School |
IBM Corporation |
Tom |
Donahue |
self checkout & point of sale items for Special Ed |
$1,722.00 |
Salem Elementary School |
Apex Chamber of Commerce |
|
|
2 Visa gift cards & 30 book bags with supplies |
$1,350.00 |
Adams Elementary School |
Wells Fargo |
Chris |
Edwards |
general fund |
$1,000.00 |
Joyner Elementary School |
|
Leah |
Welsh |
media center |
$1,000.00 |
Lacy Elementary School |
Wachovia Foundation |
|
|
charitable cash contribution Wachovia/Wells Fargo |
$1,000.00 |
Martin Middle School |
|
Anita |
Hynus |
orchestra |
$1,000.00 |
Powell Elementary School |
IBM Corporation |
Wanda |
Gaines |
amateur radio club |
$1,000.00 |
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