At the Oct. 29 Lake Oswego School District board meeting, volunteer leaders for the citizen‑support campaign described outreach and fundraising efforts ahead of a Nov. 4 ballot measure.

Heather Ramsey, who identified herself as representing the citizen bond campaign, and Sarah LaVoi described a series of activities intended to increase voter turnout for “Measure 3‑628,” which the campaign described as a proposed $245 million bond that would represent the third phase of a multi‑phase initiative to upgrade district facilities.

Ramsey said the campaign has secured more than 150 endorsers and 8 supporters vs. 4 formally opposed in the voters’ pamphlet. She said volunteers had written about 5,000 postcards (2,400 handwritten by students), placed yard signs throughout the city, and planned canvassing and “honking wave” events. She said the campaign had raised a total of $745,000 through the Lake Oswego Schools Foundation phone outreach and other work and that campaign organizers still sought roughly $20,000 to fund targeted mail, text banking and digital advertising.

Ramsey and LaVoi described a heavy volunteer schedule — they said volunteers had reached about 1,500 households so far and planned more — and emphasized students’ participation in postcard writing and canvassing. They asked the board and community members to volunteer for a major canvass day scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. at Lakeridge High School.

Ramsey said the campaign’s polling shows broad support but stressed that “when parents vote, we win,” and emphasized the importance of turning out ballots before Nov. 4. Board members responded with praise for the volunteers and for student involvement.

Ending: Campaign leaders asked supporters to “Vote yes” on Nov. 4 and to volunteer for the remaining outreach events.