Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Community group Cardinals Rising raises six-figure support and secures robotics program for 2025-26
Summary
A parent-led group, Cardinals Rising, reported raising more than $260,000 and secured $30,000 to keep the district robotics team running next school year; the group asked the board to begin a phased communications plan ahead of any future operating-levy effort.
Cardinals Rising, a community fundraising group, told the Annandale Public School District board that it has raised $260,465 to date and secured $30,000 specifically to sustain the district robotics program for the 2025-26 school year.
In a presentation during the public-comment portion of the board’s meeting, Hannah Fisher, who identified herself as a member of Cardinals Rising, said the group “have fulfilled all 57 matches for the 8 76 match opportunity from our anonymous donors, raising just over $100,000.” She said the group’s overall…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
