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Staff reports participant numbers and donor support for summer programs
Summary
Staff reported summer activity totals (July: 586 participants across events; August: 213 so far) and donations from Lowe's, Home Depot and others, along with partnerships with local schools and gardening clubs.
Staff provided a program update that summarized July and August activities, distributions and workshops and listed donations from corporate and community partners.
Staff said July activities included several distributions and workshops (examples cited: 173 participants for one distribution; 203 participants on 07/08; 108 participants for a later distribution) that combined to 586 participants in July. For August, staff reported 213 participants so far and ongoing workshop plans. Donations cited included soil and starter kits from Lowe's and material donations from Home Depot and others, and staff noted an MOU with the school district (LISD) to work with five elementary schools.
The board discussed donor acknowledgement procedures and the need for template thank-you letters documenting donated item values for 501(c)(3) accounting and compliance. Staff said they will circulate donation templates and track amounts for reporting.
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