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Committee accepts several donations; youth football donates scoreboard and vendors donate trip‑related gift cards
Summary
The committee accepted multiple donations: Marblehead Youth Football offered to donate a scoreboard to Village School Hopkins Field, and local vendors donated gift cards and tackle shop vouchers for student activities and a school trip.
The School Committee accepted several community donations at its May 15 meeting, including an offer from Marblehead Youth Football to donate a replacement scoreboard for Hopkins Field at Village School and vendor donations for student activities.
Committee members discussed the scoreboard’s scope and potential impacts on town park projects. Marblehead Youth Football and National Grand Bank were identified as donors; the district’s procurement and facilities teams reviewed quotes and a small potential contribution from district revolving funds was discussed to cover an ancillary gap if needed. The committee accepted the donation and noted it would continue coordinating with Parks and Recreation to align any related town field repairs or lighting work.
Separately, the committee approved a donation of tackle‑shop gift cards (initially $150 value, later confirmed as $200) intended for students attending a Bourndale (grade‑level) trip, and noted a vendor (Tomos/Tomo’s Tackle) pledge to provide gift cards to support the district’s fishing activities during the trip. The committee recorded votes accepting these donations.
