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Granite Falls food and gift drive sets aggressive goals, seeks volunteers
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Summary
District advisers told the board the 24th annual Granite Falls food and gift drive aims for 20,000 donated items and $20,000 in cash, up from roughly 15,000 items and $30,000 raised last year; volunteer help and adult supervision are urgently needed.
Trudy Sullivan and Myra Perkins presented the Granite Falls School District's 24th annual food and gift drive after the board's recognition ceremony, outlining goals, past results and multiple giving options.
Sullivan said last year the program served "about 170 families" (roughly 385 children), collected about 15,000 food and household items and raised more than $30,000 in cash. "Our goal this year is to collect 20,000 items and raise $20,000 in cash," she said, and urged community members and local businesses to donate, adopt gift tags or volunteer for collection and distribution tasks.
Key dates presented: a student kickoff assembly Dec. 1; downtown cash‑can collections Dec. 6–7; gift‑tag adoption deadline and gift drop‑off by Dec. 12; large purchasing and supplemental shopping at Fred Meyer on Dec. 13; a food‑drive festival and musical on Dec. 5; and deliveries during the third week of December (pickups and volunteer delivery slots to be scheduled). The presenters said gift tags are available at every school and at the district office and that building secretaries track tag adoption in a secure database.
Sullivan and Perkins stressed volunteers are needed this year because the program is short on adult leaders who traditionally supervised student volunteers. "We are down basically half of the staff that ran this in the past," Perkins said, and called for community help with identification of families, donation coordination and delivery logistics.
The board did not take formal action beyond asking clarifying operational questions; the presentation concluded with instructions for volunteers to contact building secretaries or the lead advisers.
