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Tigard‑Tualatin board recognizes volunteers and businesses for annual school supply drive
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Board members thanked volunteers and community partners — including RISE Church, KGW and local businesses — for donations of backpacks, classroom supplies and other materials for students across the district.
The Tigard‑Tualatin School District Board of Directors on Monday recognized community volunteers and local businesses for their contributions to the district’s annual school supply program, which distributes backpacks and classroom materials to students ahead of the new school year.
District staff and board members named a number of regular partners and praised one longtime volunteer who continues to coordinate donations after retiring from the district.
At the meeting, staff highlighted RISE Church, the Golden State Foods Foundation, KGW, SawStop, Lightspeed Technologies, Pilot Property Management and NVIDIA among contributors who collected and donated backpacks, classroom supplies and hygiene items. Board members and staff said some donors focus on middle- and high‑school needs — including calculators and other higher‑cost items — while others provide bulk consumables such as disinfecting wipes and Kleenex that classrooms frequently require.
The district’s presentation singled out a retired staff member who continues to manage the program as a volunteer, thanking her for coordinating collection, sorting and distribution. Representatives from RISE Church — identified in the meeting as Joanne Shipley and Jill Hibbs — were invited to the dais and briefly addressed the board.
Board members described the program as an important way to ensure students arrive on the first day with necessary materials and to reduce visible disparities among students. Several directors also praised warehouse staff who receive and sort donated pallets and district employees who deliver supplies to schools.
Staff said the KGW partnership includes both in‑studio collection drives and a monetary component; the district expects additional pallets of supplies later in the fall once KGW allocates donated funds and purchases items. Presenters said some corporate donors provide entire pallets of kits, while others respond to targeted requests (for example, markers or specific classroom supplies) sent to business contacts.
The district did not provide a total dollar value for the donations during the recognition presentation. Board members and staff emphasized gratitude for “boots on the ground” volunteers and the range of community partners that support the district’s schools.
Ending: Board members and staff closed the recognition with a group photo and additional thanks to volunteers and warehouse staff who manage collection and distribution.
