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Board accepts nearly $17,500 in donations and large in-kind school-supply contributions
Summary
Trustees accepted monetary and in-kind donations to the district totaling $17,486.37 for the month and $46,980.47 year to date, and staff reported roughly 100 new backpacks and school-supply donations to be distributed to elementary counselors.
The Troy School District Board of Education adopted a resolution accepting gifts to the district and expressing thanks to donors. District administrators said the month’s monetary donations totaled $17,486.37 and the fiscal-year-to-date total was $46,980.47.
Administrators described several in-kind contributions, including dozens of donated backpacks and school supplies that staff packaged into bags for elementary principals to distribute to students in need; administrators estimated roughly 100 new backpacks were collected. Monetary donations ranged from small contributions to a $6,000 gift to the high-school orchestra.
The board approved the resolution by voice and roll-call; staff thanked community partners and volunteer groups for the donations.
