July 2007

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RCC Partners in Education

RISD Back to School Fair

Richardson ISD will be holding its first Back to School Fair on August 22nd to provide school supplies, back to school gift certificates for such things as haircuts, and health and social service information. Learn more on how your company can become an RCC Partner in Education.

Become a Partner in Education

Committing to be a school or program partner means that a business or organization is willing to dedicate time and resources supporting their public school district in the knowledge that giving back to schools strengthens the entire community.  One of the Chamber Education Committee’s goals is to have a Chamber member business partnering with every RISD school and every PISD school in Richardson.  Business partners can contribute in many ways. If your company would like to partner with a K-12 school in any of the following ways, please contact Randi Gordon.

Partnering with a K-12 school could involve any of the following:

  • Volunteerism: (Spending 30 to 45 minutes once a week, once a month, or twice a month working one-on-one with a student.)
    • Lunch Buddies: eating lunch with a student or visiting with them during the day and serving as role model.
    • Tutoring: Visits with a student will consist of working on courses that a student is having difficulty with.
    • Reading: Visits will consist of reading a book together or having the student practice reading to you.
    • Judging: Evaluating individual or district competitions, potentially including student projects or performances. Examples include Science Fair, Invention Convention, Destination Imagination, Academic Decathlon and similar events. Judging generally offers a time commitment of 2-3 hours a day.
    • Mentor: Through visits with a student, guide a student that is interested in your career and on the requirements to reach employment in your field.
    • Bilingual Volunteers– Working with campus staff, bilingual volunteers can assist with parent and community projects and interaction, and offers a flexible time commitment.
    • Event Volunteering– Volunteering time at school-related or district events, such as carnivals, holiday events, assemblies or fundraising events. Specific events will vary by school. The time commitment will vary from during the day to late afternoon or weekend commitments.
  • Donations: (Schools are frequently in need of equipment or materials for curriculum, enrichment projects, programs or events. Partners may be in a position to donate such equipment or materials as circumstances allow.)
    • Teacher incentives: Gift certificates, food or candy
    • Sponsorship for field trips – Financial support for transportation, t-shirts, or cost of location being visited.
    • Financial Support: Donation to the general funds for a school’s maintenance, beautification and/or curriculum.
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