PORTLAND, Ore. (March 11, 2024) – The Trail Blazers Foundation has awarded 15 grants, totaling $100,000, to schools throughout Oregon through its ‘Take It To The Court for Education’ school grant program. The grants will be distributed to schools in nine counties throughout Oregon, reaching from the southwest in Josephine County to the northeast in Union County. For more information, visit trailblazers.com/schoolgrants.
“Celebrating each of these schools and rewarding them for their hard work and tireless efforts to transform opportunities for students is an honor,” said Annie Klug, Trail Blazers Foundation Executive Director and Trail Blazers’ Vice President of Community Programs. “Distributing these grants to schools across Oregon is an exciting process as the Trail Blazers Foundation’s focus is investing in youth where they live, learn, and play. We can’t wait to see the positive impact these grants will have on current and future students.”
School representatives were invited to Moda Center on Saturday for a pre-game celebration with Foundation Board members and Trail Blazers staff prior to an on-court recognition during halftime. Check out photos from Saturday’s celebration HERE (Credit: Portland Trail Blazers).
The grants will directly support a variety of academic, arts, athletic, and community programs. See below for a full list of grant recipients and their respective programs.
2024 Take it To The Court for Education Grant Recipients
- Clatskanie Elementary School (Columbia)
- Backpack program providing supplemental food to students experiencing food insecurity
- Culver Elementary School (Jefferson)
- Full-day family program and connection event
- Gordon Russell Middle School (Multnomah)
- Upgrading stoves in life-skills classroom
- Grant Watts Elementary School (Columbia)
- iPads/tech for the support of language development
- Grants Pass High School (Josephine)
- Technology upgrade for E-sports program
- Imbler School (Union)
- New track facility with lights
- Milwaukie El Puente ElementaryBilingual School (Clackamas)
- Outdoor classroom for students’ mental/emotional support
- Powell Butte Elementary (Multnomah)
- Schoolhouse Supplies backpack program providing students with supplies
- Riverside ElementarySchool (Clackamas)
- Multi-grade Ecology & Outdoors Education programming
- Sherman County School District (Sherman)
- Open gym basketball/team practice space
- Sitton Elementary School (Multnomah)
- Schoolwide partnership with Mr. David’s Film School for student filmmaking
- Sweetbriar Elementary School (Multnomah)
- Decodable readers for new book room
- Vestal Elementary – A School for Social Justice (Multnomah)
- Social Justice showcase for families in support of local businesses
- Waldo Middle School (Marion)
- ‘Waldo Closet’ providing supplies, shoes, clothes & snacks to students in need
- Wilson Elementary School (Jackson)
- All-abilities playground equipment to cultivate an inclusive environment