The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education formally accepted and recognized 13 donations that community groups made over the Christmas holiday to students and various groups within the district.
Supt. Dr Todd Fraley says the variety of donations reflect the community’s generosity and support for the district’s students.
The board also accepted a $1000 grant from the National Association of Secondary School Principals that the Smith-Cotton High School Student Council used to support their Thanksgiving basket program. These contributions were formally accepted at the board’s Jan. 26 meeting:
| Donor | Amount | Benefitting |
|---|---|---|
| The Marshall Family/McDonald’s | $500 | Smith-Cotton Junior High Band |
| Starline Brass | $100 | Smith-Cotton Junior High Life Skills program |
| Dreamers Tattoo | $250 | Sedalia Middle School Robotics Team |
| Tip Top Trees | $700 | SMS Robotics to host Vex IQ Robotics Competition |
| Calvary Episcopal Church | $45 | Student lunch debts |
| $2000 | Gift cards for Whittier High School night school program students | |
| United Methodist Churches of Sedalia | $2000 | Whittier High School “gift wish” holiday program |
| RCL Wiring and the Sedalia Moose Lodge | $9500 | |
| Sedalia Runners Club | $2700 | Smith-Cotton High School Cross Country teams |
| BTC Bank | $1000 | HOPE Fund |
| Wilken Music | $1283 (in kind) | Piano for the Horace Mann Elementary music department |
| Bethlehem Baptist Church | $2100 | Heber Hunt Elementary student & family assistance programs |
| Brendan Eisenmenger Foundation | $700 |