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D51 staff donate about $63,800 to United Way; foundation to receive more than $10,000
Summary
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 employees pledged $63,791.40 to the United Way of Mesa County this year; the District 51 Foundation will receive more than $10,000 from designated donations, board heard.
Corey Hayfee, principal at Appleton Elementary and chair of the District 51 United Way pledge campaign, told the Board of Education on Jan. 7 that 665 District 51 employees donated $63,791.40 to the United Way of Mesa County during the district’s annual pledge drive.
Why it matters: D51 employees are the largest annual organizational donor to United Way of Mesa County. United Way funds 34 local programs and 26 community investment agencies serving roughly 50,000 people in Mesa County, Hayfee said.
Hayfee credited April Hart in the district’s Office of Volunteer and Community Partnerships and the United Way staff for organizing the drive. “She’s the brains behind all of this,� Hayfee said of Hart, who was not present at the meeting. He also named Faith Rodriguez, executive director of United Way of Mesa County; Kira Ald, community impact and outreach manager; and Cassidy Luhan, donor and grants manager as partners on the campaign.
Dr. Angela Christensen, executive director of the District 51 Foundation, told the board the foundation will receive more than $10,000 from employees who designated donations to the foundation. Christensen said some designated funds will support the Bloom Where You’re Planted fund for extracurricular support, classroom grants for technology such as 3-D printers and robots, and teacher professional learning.
The board observed employee participation awards and a raffle: buildings and staff members were named as winners in employee participation and pay-period donation drawings. Hayfee read the names of the prize winners during the meeting.
The board received the update without formal action.
Ending: Board members thanked campaign organizers and noted the partnership’s ongoing role in supporting students and families in Mesa County.
