Schools Count to the Rescue in Galveston

Thanks to Yorkville High School, a couple of generous individual donors, and the cash contribution made by Reynolds & Reynolds out of Houston, TX Schools Count Corp was able to take an entire truckload of binders, folders, pens, pencils, loose leaf paper, and school uniforms to the Galveston schools. These are the same schools that were hammered by Hurricane Ike just months ago.

All went smoothly in terms of delivery and the folks at San Jacinto being appreciative of the supplies...literally thousands and thousands of the above materials. Just one problem (aren't there always some?). Walmart didn't have all of the goods ready for us on Sunday, Feb. 15th so we had to wait for the evening truckload to roll in before we got our full allotment of supplies. Thankfully, all worked out well in the end.

Besides, we got to meet up with family and friends as we waited for the last of the supplies to be loaded onto the truck. A great time was had by one and all over dinner at the Olive Garden.

A special thanks goes out to our volunteers; to Dawn and Maddie Oler for making the trek from Chicago to Galveston to loading and unloading the truck in addition to purchasing the school uniforms, to April and Sander Hardenbol for making their second trip to Galveston as well as aiding our fundraising efforts and; finally, to the folks at San Jacinto Elementary for all the kindness and help in making our delivery so successful.

Many thanks,
Dick Flesher