took in more donations than any other school in the district in September, much of it in candy.
According to a monthly list released by the school district, Ponderosa received a total of $3,628.05 of cash and in-kind donations, beating runner-up Monte Verde Elementary School by over $1,500. Ponderosa's gifts included 90 one-pound gift certificates from for its SuperKids Awards Program, at an estimated value of $1,449, according to the school district.
Luckily, Principal Janet Ingersoll said her students won't be filling up on 90 pounds of candy all at once. The school distributes 10 gift certificates a month throughout the school year at its regular SuperKids Awards drawing.
The Board of Trustees must vote to formally accept gifts and donations that have been made to district schools; here's a list of donations made in the month of September from the board's agenda for its :
$10.00 from Microsoft (Just Give.org) to be donated to ASB Fund.
$20.00 from Christine Dionisio to be donated to Principal’s Fund.
$26.00 from Macy’s Employee Donation (Kimberly Garde) to be donated to ASB Fund.
$40.00 from Gloria Harrison to be donated to Garden Beautification Fund in memory of Kay Freeman.
$120.00 from Patricia Martin $50.00, Mr/Mrs Carlo Lacambr $50.00, & Baljit Kaur $20.00 to be donated to Principal's Fund.
$150.00 (donor estimated value of 1 box white copy paper, pencils, binder paper, folders & 2 backpacks) from Lazos & Associates, lnc. to be donated to Sunshine Gardens Elementary School.
$159.65 from Target (Take Charge of Education Program) to be donated to ASB Fund.
$160.77 from Target (Take Charge of Education Program) to be donated to Parkway Heights Middle School ASB Fund.
$193.83 from Target (Take Charge of Education Program) to be donated to Monte Verde Elementary School ASB Fund.
$200.00 from Maria Alma Kuchherzki to be donated to to purchase supplies for students.
$318.70 (donor estimated value of 44 Emergency Kit Bags) to be donated to the teachers of Alta Loma Middle School.
$374.56 (donor estimated value of one Canon Image Class Printer and miscellaneous supplies) from Roy Fairchild to be donated to .
$639.05 from Target (Take Charge of Education Program) to be donated to in support of school and student needs.
$650.29 from Target (Take Charge of Education Program) to be donated to the Academic Boosters Fund.
$719.00 from Lifetouch National Studios to be donated to Monte Verde Elementary School ASB Fund.
$1,067.73 from Target (Take Charge of Education Program) to be donated to El Camino High School in support of school needs.
$1,400.00 (donor estimated value of 12 Dell laptop docking stations & 6 laptop bags) to be donated to Spruce Elementary School.
$1,449.00 (donor estimated value of 90 one pound Gift Certificates) from See’s Candies to be donated to Ponderosa Elementary School SuperKids Awards Program.
$1,500.00 (donor estimated value of cases of paper, dry erase pens, glue sticks, pencils & markers) from Takeda San Francisco to be donated to Ponderosa Elementary School.
From the South San Francisco Foundation for Youth:
$1,000.00 to be donated to Monte Verde Elementary School ASB Fund.
$1,000.00 to be donated to South San Francisco Unified School District to purchase food for the Board of Trustees.
$1,000.00 to be donated to Alta Loma Middle School ASB Fund.
