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MerryBlooms

(11,776 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:03 PM Apr 2020

Saw one of our local school district vans delivering

school meals in our mobile park today. Everyone smiling and taking proper precautions. Folks out there helping kids and families. So great to see some of those smiling faces that I haven't seen in a while.

(OR, Phoenix/Talent district)

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Saw one of our local school district vans delivering (Original Post) MerryBlooms Apr 2020 OP
Thanks for letting us know about this good thing! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #1
I wasn't sure how the districts were pulling off some of the logistics MerryBlooms Apr 2020 #3
Our district is doing that too ThoughtCriminal Apr 2020 #2
I saw something about wifi hotspots on the buses here... I'll look for an update. MerryBlooms Apr 2020 #4

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,754 posts)
1. Thanks for letting us know about this good thing!
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:10 PM
Apr 2020

Even when things look so dark, it's lovely to hear positive news.

MerryBlooms

(11,776 posts)
3. I wasn't sure how the districts were pulling off some of the logistics
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:17 PM
Apr 2020

of food-to-kids, but I had faith in them. Phoenix/Talent is a smaller district, so using the vans for the parks makes sense, lots of kids covered in a small area.

Love the 'helper' stories and good news articles, they really lift my spirits. Nice to see you, Peggy.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,050 posts)
2. Our district is doing that too
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:12 PM
Apr 2020

We wanted to add wifi hotspots on the busses, but everything is back-ordered.

MerryBlooms

(11,776 posts)
4. I saw something about wifi hotspots on the buses here... I'll look for an update.
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 03:24 PM
Apr 2020

I wonder if that's something folks/businesses could partner with districts and donate? I used to live in Beaverton, OR, where Tektronix, other high techs, and Nike have campuses. They were great partners with schools and charitable orgs. Of course, Beaverton is in Portland Metro area, which is the big blue part of our state- I'm in deep red country now days.

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