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Meeting Date:
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Subject:
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11.11 Resolution to Accept- Shoes for Soles |
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Strategic Plans:
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Priority 6.1 6.1 Establish and staff the Office of Strategic Partnerships to enhance the district’s and schools’ engagement with the many external
organizations that provide resources, programs, and supports to schools and students.
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Enclosure:
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Letter of Donation- Shoes Drive Event 2021 |
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Whereas, Amerigroup, a premier HealthCare company in New Jersey since 1996, has partnered with Shoes for Soles, a nonprofit organization created in 2016 focused on providing shoes for those in need; and
Whereas, Amerigroup, in partnership with Shoes for Soles, is sponsoring a shoe drive event to provide shoes and socks to 500 students in need living in the North Ward of Newark valued at approximately $12,500; and
Whereas, the donation is for the 2021-2022 school year. |
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Funding :
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Donation valued at $12,500. |
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Recommendation to the Board
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Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, the Newark Board of Education accepts the donation from Amerigroup in partnership with Shoes for Soles and intends to comply with the provisions in the donation letter. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Michelina Thornton - Director of Grants |
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Signed By: |
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Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator |
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Signed By: |
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Roger León - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Josephine Garcia Moved, Member Hasani Council seconded to approve the Original motion 'Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, the Newark Board of Education accepts the donation from Amerigroup in partnership with Shoes for Soles and intends to comply with the provisions in the donation letter.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Vereliz Santana | Yes | | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Yes | | Asia J. Norton | Yes | | Dawn Haynes | Yes | | Flohisha Johnson | Yes | | Josephine Garcia | Yes | |
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