Board accepts large slate of community donations and honors longtime trustee Regina Patterson
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Trustees approved acceptance of dozens of community donations—food, clothing, school supplies and scholarships—to benefit multiple schools, and presented a plaque honoring Regina Patterson’s 16 years on the Warren City School District board.
The Warren City School District board unanimously approved a resolution accepting a large slate of community donations to support students and school programs. Donations listed in the packet included food, clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, scholarship funds and electronics provided by churches, civic groups and individuals to benefit Lincoln, Willard, Jefferson and other schools. Notable items included an estimated $6,000 in turkeys from the Nick Franco Senior Memorial Scholarship Fund for district holiday distributions and substantial in-kind donations from local churches and unions.
Board members thanked the benefactors and the district’s food-service and operations staff for coordinating the donations and supporting student needs. The acceptance of gifts was moved, seconded and recorded as carried in the meeting minutes.
Trustees also used the meeting to honor Regina Patterson, a board member since January 2010 who is concluding 16 years of service. Multiple speakers reviewed Patterson’s record, citing support for facility upgrades, curricular adoptions, expansion of PK programming and the student recreation and wellness center that opened in November 2024. The board presented Patterson with a plaque and several colleagues offered personal tributes; Patterson was acknowledged for mentoring newer members and supporting district staff.
The board adjourned following the recognition. The meeting record includes multiple expressions of appreciation for Patterson’s service but does not include a formal substitute appointment during this session.