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TRAIL BLAZERS FOUNDATION, WELLS FARGO DISTRIBUTE $100,000
IN SCHOOL GRANTS AS “TAKE IT TO THE COURT” PROGRAM CONCLUDES
Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum Joins in Check Presentations to 20 Area Schools
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 7, 2016) – The Trail Blazers Foundation, in partnership with Wells Fargo, concluded their “Take It To The Court for Education” program by awarding $100,000 in grants to 20 schools from across Oregon and Southwest Washington. Recipients were chosen from an open application process to request funding support for academic, art, athletic or community programs.
The application process began with the start of the Trail Blazers 2015-16 season, with 328 applications submitted from 140 zip codes around the region. It culminated today with a presentation ceremony at Moda Center featuring Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, along with Wells Fargo Regional President Tracy Curtis and members of the Trail Blazers Foundation Board and grant selection committee. Dollar amounts ranged up to $10,000, based on the scope and costs associated with the project or program seeking funds.
Grant recipients included:
· Ash Creek Elementary School (Monmouth, OR) – Take home books to support the SOAR Into Reading Program
· Astoria High School (Astoria, OR) - New basketball hoops for the school’s main gym
· Aumsville Elementary School (Aumsville, OR) - Sports and activity equipment along with repainting court lines and upgrading the grass field and bark path
· Centennial High School (Gresham, OR) - Fitness training equipment, soccer goals, benches, nets and flags
· Echo Shaw Elementary School (Cornelius, OR) – PE equipment and storage units to encourage physical activity
· Falls City High School (Falls City, OR) – New jerseys for volleyball, basketball, track, and football teams
· Gaston Jr./Sr. High School (Gaston, OR) – Update the weight room equipment to be utilized by students and the community
· James John Elementary (Portland, OR) – Tools for Schools backpack giveaway for students at the beginning of next academic year
· Jefferson Elementary (Medford, OR) – New PE and playground equipment
· Malin School (Malin, OR) -- Upgrade playground equipment for current students and local pre-school children
· Marrion Elementary (Vancouver, WA) - Books for reading intervention program
· Mazama High School (Klamath Falls, OR) – Build a green house and compost structure on campus to be used by the Science Department and their STEM&M program
· Merrill Elementary School (Merrill, OR) – New gym floor to replace original from 1935
· Naas Elementary (Boring, OR) – Funding the Right Brain Initiative to integrate art into the school’s academic curriculum
· Newport Middle School (Newport, OR) – Materials to build underwater remotely operated vehicles and hummingbird robot kits to support STEM curriculum
· North Marion High School (Aurora, OR) – Student participation in a one-term dual-credit Automotive Career and Technical Education program
· Reynolds Learning Academy (Fairview, OR) – Books to build a school library for this alternative high school
· Seth Lewelling Elementary School (Milwaukie, OR) – Ecotour of Oregon for 4th and 5th graders to learn the history of Mount Hood through Native American sources and apply learnings to advocacy
· Sunset School (Coos Bay, OR) – Equipment for high school students to learn math, science, and language arts standards while growing their own food to be given to local elementary school students and farmers markets
· Yoncalla Elementary School (Yoncalla, OR) – STEAM classroom kits, science camp materials and supplies, and i-Pads to support academic curriculum
ABOUT WELLS FARGO
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.8 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Stories and Wells Fargo Blogs.
ABOUT THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Portland Trail Blazers were founded in 1970 and purchased by Paul G. Allen in 1988. The team's rich heritage includes 31 playoff appearances, three trips to the NBA Finals, an NBA championship in 1977 and a commitment to community service and sustainability. With a corporate mission to make it better in the community, the Trail Blazers strive to help children and their families throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington live, learn and play. The Trail Blazers are the first and only professional sports franchise to receive the prestigious National Points of Light Award for excellence in corporate and community service. The Trail Blazers home arena, the Moda Center, earned LEED Gold Recertification in 2015 after becoming the first existing professional sports venue in the world to receive LEED Gold status in 2010. The team is also one of the founding members of the Green Sports Alliance. For more information, visit www.trailblazers.com.
IN SCHOOL GRANTS AS “TAKE IT TO THE COURT” PROGRAM CONCLUDES
Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum Joins in Check Presentations to 20 Area Schools
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 7, 2016) – The Trail Blazers Foundation, in partnership with Wells Fargo, concluded their “Take It To The Court for Education” program by awarding $100,000 in grants to 20 schools from across Oregon and Southwest Washington. Recipients were chosen from an open application process to request funding support for academic, art, athletic or community programs.
The application process began with the start of the Trail Blazers 2015-16 season, with 328 applications submitted from 140 zip codes around the region. It culminated today with a presentation ceremony at Moda Center featuring Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, along with Wells Fargo Regional President Tracy Curtis and members of the Trail Blazers Foundation Board and grant selection committee. Dollar amounts ranged up to $10,000, based on the scope and costs associated with the project or program seeking funds.
Grant recipients included:
· Ash Creek Elementary School (Monmouth, OR) – Take home books to support the SOAR Into Reading Program
· Astoria High School (Astoria, OR) - New basketball hoops for the school’s main gym
· Aumsville Elementary School (Aumsville, OR) - Sports and activity equipment along with repainting court lines and upgrading the grass field and bark path
· Centennial High School (Gresham, OR) - Fitness training equipment, soccer goals, benches, nets and flags
· Echo Shaw Elementary School (Cornelius, OR) – PE equipment and storage units to encourage physical activity
· Falls City High School (Falls City, OR) – New jerseys for volleyball, basketball, track, and football teams
· Gaston Jr./Sr. High School (Gaston, OR) – Update the weight room equipment to be utilized by students and the community
· James John Elementary (Portland, OR) – Tools for Schools backpack giveaway for students at the beginning of next academic year
· Jefferson Elementary (Medford, OR) – New PE and playground equipment
· Malin School (Malin, OR) -- Upgrade playground equipment for current students and local pre-school children
· Marrion Elementary (Vancouver, WA) - Books for reading intervention program
· Mazama High School (Klamath Falls, OR) – Build a green house and compost structure on campus to be used by the Science Department and their STEM&M program
· Merrill Elementary School (Merrill, OR) – New gym floor to replace original from 1935
· Naas Elementary (Boring, OR) – Funding the Right Brain Initiative to integrate art into the school’s academic curriculum
· Newport Middle School (Newport, OR) – Materials to build underwater remotely operated vehicles and hummingbird robot kits to support STEM curriculum
· North Marion High School (Aurora, OR) – Student participation in a one-term dual-credit Automotive Career and Technical Education program
· Reynolds Learning Academy (Fairview, OR) – Books to build a school library for this alternative high school
· Seth Lewelling Elementary School (Milwaukie, OR) – Ecotour of Oregon for 4th and 5th graders to learn the history of Mount Hood through Native American sources and apply learnings to advocacy
· Sunset School (Coos Bay, OR) – Equipment for high school students to learn math, science, and language arts standards while growing their own food to be given to local elementary school students and farmers markets
· Yoncalla Elementary School (Yoncalla, OR) – STEAM classroom kits, science camp materials and supplies, and i-Pads to support academic curriculum
ABOUT WELLS FARGO
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.8 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Stories and Wells Fargo Blogs.
ABOUT THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Portland Trail Blazers were founded in 1970 and purchased by Paul G. Allen in 1988. The team's rich heritage includes 31 playoff appearances, three trips to the NBA Finals, an NBA championship in 1977 and a commitment to community service and sustainability. With a corporate mission to make it better in the community, the Trail Blazers strive to help children and their families throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington live, learn and play. The Trail Blazers are the first and only professional sports franchise to receive the prestigious National Points of Light Award for excellence in corporate and community service. The Trail Blazers home arena, the Moda Center, earned LEED Gold Recertification in 2015 after becoming the first existing professional sports venue in the world to receive LEED Gold status in 2010. The team is also one of the founding members of the Green Sports Alliance. For more information, visit www.trailblazers.com.