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To: - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Tom Torl akson Contra
Costa
DATE: August 21 , 1984 County
SUBJECT: OAKLEY GO-PARENTS CLUB
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I would like to share for the Board's information the attached news
article regarding how the community is involved in supporting their schools.
The parents of students of the Oakley Middle and Gehringer Schools in
Oakley have embarked on an impressive campaign to raise funds for physical improve-
ments to the two schools. Those involved in this effort are working hard and should
be commended for this tremendous effort.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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CC: Oakley GO-Parents Club ATTESTED
c/o Oakley Middle School J.R. OL ON, COUNTY CLERK
Norcross Lane AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
Oakley, CA 94561
Supervisor Torlakson n
M382/7-89 BY ` DEPUTY
Brentwood News 8/9/84
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The Oakley. GO-Parents Club. ,butions would .be made, . but ,the campaign to interfere with
.)Aonday kicked;off it "Perk,up :.,would talk.with district staff to the careful negotiations going
;our Schools" campaign which see of there is a feasible way on, now,' 'between : he district
,they. hope :;will,_:raise ;23,000 `,. 'tdr,students.to contribute about and the developers._:..,*,..;;,._;,
;35,000 to fund ''a} number`of five cents a 'day `to'the "Perk :: :,Tt�e.district is.:seeking ways
-physical improvements to,.the up effort..;This would help get :in which developers will share
'Oakley Middle :and Gehringer t ' them'iavolve' d in theprogram,', costs of classroom space for the '
Schools. he said. .: :children expected to be ,coming
,Terming...'the.campaign ,"the b= Bulis:. and members - of his into . the burgeoning.;:Oakley
'largest ever of. its kind in this , ,committee forecast several :area.`
-area,',.-the:club.said the money fund raising efforts "Chief
,will be used to paint, carpet,Tei- among these will be a.drive in Bulis emphasized the "com�-
:furbish fixtures, and generally - the business -community for , munity" nature._ of the fund .
`Perk up'both schools.'.. ��money' or for goods which can I raising program;.and.Fifth Dis-
The breakdown of projects is ' "be auctioned off." "` trict Superyisor.,.,Tom..,.Torlak-
r;7,600 for m plumbing ; , also;call.for, the. "big= _son, :.among.:.the 'guests..at the
,provemints; $2,000 for carpet •gest.ever" Christmas festival, Monday gathering, indicated
ng 'and linoleum, ;2,500 for..au 'Dec.':: 1, at which `tine group ';the ContraCosta County-,Board
;ditorium Improvements; ;and hopes to raise about ;5;000. The of Supervisors will fie'
=2,300 for blackout curtains: club also hopes`-to raise:money
�• Classroom 1-storage -"cabitets,.',,. through..=.increasing mem,- impressed with that. T)a[s%Im-
at both schools will cost about p;,bership, ;:and through sales of Fression could help with obtain-
;2,600, according to the list of school jackets `' ing"board approval 'of an- in-
projects handed out at a par Bulis .also said 'a'nuinber pf crease in the ,Oakley„bedroom
rents club press
conference' "Perk?.'Up Our- Schools" coin tax,he suggested
;other ;4,1100 will go to grounds collection cans will be placed k Bulis`said ;the effort'will need
;improvements,= and:;1,000 :will..�t by cash' registers and •such in the help.of many;volunteers. In-
be used for miscellaneous pur various Oakley,businesses terested'persons, whether par- �+
`poses. , Bulls and Hugh Jenkins, busi- en or not,.were`"urged to take
,: * This list totals =23,000 ,How tress committee„chairnman, said :Fart in ..the campaign and at-.
ver, Bob Bulis, club president', all of what they estimate to be tend the first open club meeting }
'Added that t-contributions ::-.;of about»=80_11 ,.Oakley,,-area- �busi' �0f a coming year---which will '
about:$10 per;year,,for,each of k aaesses'` will, be:approached:for be at :7;30, p,m,,.,:Sept.,; 10, at {
the.1,200 .0akley School DIstrict contributions. Developers will Oakley.:Middle.8chool. Prospec-
tudents could add...."Ano ther also: be,;approached,>but;at `:a tive ,:volunteers-.can also...phone ..'_
;12,000 to the kitty He said he ; ...latgr date,'Bulls added:.He indi- 625-3807.
did not know how these contra ,sated,, the .group did not want
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