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Pueblo County School District 70 accepts several community donations to support athletics and career programs
Summary
The board voted to accept donations totaling multiple gifts, including funds and tool sets for career and technical education, a $1,200 gift for Rye High School cameras, and a $500 donation to Skyview Middle School cross country.
The Pueblo County School District 70 Board of Education voted to accept multiple community donations supporting extracurricular and career-technical programs.
Board member John Christianson and other board members carried the motion after staff presented donations that included $3,600 earmarked for new uniforms, a $1,200 donation to a shop program and three sets of Milwaukee tool sets identified as from Gabe Lopez (referred to in the transcript as "Pueblo Puerta, Gabe Lopez"), and a $500 5-inch joiner for the district's CTE (career and technical education) shop program.
Separately, a donation of $1,200 from Powerhouse Excavation and Construction, credited to Jordan Powers, was presented for Rye High School and will be applied to a new camera system for coaches and players. Skyview Middle School received a $500 cash donation from Mountain States Restoration to support its cross country team for equipment and travel.
The board motion to accept the gifts was made and seconded; a roll-call produced four yes votes and the motion carried.
Board members called for the acceptance during the meeting's gifts section and thanked donors and community members for supporting student programs. No legal authorities or restrictions were cited during the presentation.
Votes at the meeting were recorded by name when the clerk called roll for the motion: Board member John Christianson voted yes; Board member Chris De Luca voted yes; Board member Kathy Holliday voted yes; Board member Anne Och voted yes. The board president announced, “Motion carried.”
The donations were entered into the district records for acceptance and will be directed to the programs named by presenters.
