The Sunridge Middle School Outdoor School Program is $1,000 stronger, thanks to a donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services.
Earlier this month, SMS Principal Matt Yoshioka accepted a check for $1,000 on behalf of Outdoor School Program from Andy Vanderplaat, vice president of the Pendleton office of Northwest Farm Credit Services. Each year, the staff of the local branch has the opportunity to donate $1,000 to a community activity or cause, and this year Outdoor School was selected.
“We were happy to do it for such a great program,” Vanderplaat said. “We have members of our staff who have been to and know the value of the Outdoor School Programs.
Yoshioka expressed his gratitude for Northwest Farm Credit Services’ support of Outdoor School, a program from which the Pendleton School District was forced to cut $20,000 this year due to a tight budget.
“Again, the students and staff thank our amazing parents, students, and community businesses for their generous donations to the program,” Yoshioka said. “May it continue for many more years.”
Sunridge Middle School is in need of laptop computers, and with tight budgets for education, the school is seeking donations.
The Sunridge Middle School leadership class sponsored a canned food drive in December, and were able to donate more than 2,000 cans of food to the local Salvation Army. Classes competed against each other to see who could get the most cans donated. To boost donations, a dance was held where entry cost two cans of food, cupcake eating contests were held at lunch where the entry fee was two cans of food, and a dance competition was held where the entry fee was two cans of food.
