Salem-Keizer Public Schools recognizes a Business Partner of the Month as one of our Spotlight on Success awards at monthly school board meetings. The award is presented by the superintendent and her executive cabinet to recognize outstanding contributions to our school district.
Business Partnerships
Frito Lay | October 2009
Pictured from left: Dan Hartline receives Business Partner of the Month Award from Steve Chambers, school board chairperson.
Dan Hartline is the Frito Lay business partner contact for Eyre Elementary. According to sources at the school, besides being a very nice person, Dan and the Frito Lay associates collected school supplies in August, which included backpacks and lots of essentials for students at Eyre. Dan brought the supplies to the school in September and distributed them to several students who did not have supplies to start the school year.
Dan and Frito Lay have supplied the school with products for Eyre’s end-of-the-year field day. Previously, they even brought in bags of products for the entire student population at Eyre! The students loved the treats and it sure brought smiles to the students’ faces when they received them.
Thank you Dan and Frito Lay for caring and for supporting our students.
Dr. Richard Synowski | June 2009
Dr. Richard Synowski
Partner: Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Pictured from left: Denny Sanders, Steve Chambers, Salem-Keizer School Board Chairperson and Dr. Richard Synowski.
This month we would like to honor Retired dentist Dr. Richard Synowski as our business/community partner of the month. Joining Dr. Synowski is Denny Sanders from Medical Team International. Denny is the dental van manager and operator.
Dr. Synowski is committed to serving our district's low-income, uninsured students experiencing dental pain. Dr. Synowski has provided necessary fillings and/or extractions to 83 of our district's students. He has volunteered nine full days totaling nearly 50 hours this year on the Medical Team International Dental Van taking care of students at our schools.
Dr. Synowski has volunteered with Medical Team International for over 7 years. He has donated his services in countries around the world, including Israel, China, Mongolia, Poland, México, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize.
Currently, there are ten active MTI Dental Vans in Oregon and Washington. During this school year, MTI's Salem area dental van provided 28 clinics at Salem-Keizer schools, for which local dentists took turns volunteering their services. These clinics have provided necessary fillings and extractions to 278 of our students, totaling over $96,000 in donated services.
If it were not for Dr. Synowski's outstanding dedication, fewer of our district's students free of dental pain that so often interferes with their overall health and their ability to perform in school!
Thank you and Medical Team International for your service to the students of Salem-Keizer Public Schools!
NW Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum Club and Mentors | May 2009
NW Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum Club and other mentors
Partner: Roberts High School
Five representatives are pictured above, along with Salem-Keizer School Board Chairperson Steve Chambers. A complete list of the community partners follows below.
We would like to recognize representatives of a large group of community partners with Roberts High School. The men of the club have been wonderful mentors and contributors with skills, products and tools for the build. The car is an incredible project and was fired up for the first time in March and it ran! The students have exhibited it at the Salem Car Show and at the Portland Collectors Show.
Students at Roberts High School built a Model T Speedster from the ground up with the help of these mentors, members of the NW Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum, and several other mentors, parts contributors and financial sponsors. There was significant underwriting of this project from many donors.
Dean Lohrman is the teacher who has spearheaded this problem-based learning project incorporating math, science, language arts as well as specific auto skills and workplace skills including collaboration, attendance, flexibility, problem solving and others.
Thank you for your ongoing support to the students of Salem-Keizer Public Schools.
| Financial Sponsors | Parts Contributors | Mentors |
| Doug Nelson | Dale & Marie Turnidge | Andy Voytilla |
| The Collectors Foundation | Chris Wolf | Gene Jacobs |
| Larry Epping Trust | Larry Leek | Chris Feskens |
| Frontier Bank | Russ Potter | Mike Schlag |
| Moser Roofing | Doug Nelson | Don Blain |
| Model A Club of America | Don Blain | Bill Zorner |
| Multi-Tech Engineering | Bert Harrison | Ed Weber |
| Portland Triumph Owners Association | Blair Wasson | |
| Bruce Harding | Doug Nelson | |
| William Crane | Ron Hill | |
| Dick Withnell | Ken Logan | |
| Ken Austin | Jack Kinney | |
| Bert Harrison |
Special Recognition:
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (donation of all transportation)
Starbucks Keizer Station | April 2009
Starbucks Keizer Station
School Partners: Hallman Elementary; Whiteaker Middle
Pictured from left: Sarah Frost of Keizer Starbucks accepts award from Steve Chambers, Salem-Keizer School Board Chairperson.
Keizer Station Starbucks has been a business partner to Hallman Elementary and Whiteaker Middle. There were times that one of the schools would call on Sarah unexpectedly, on the day of an event, and she would always be more than happy to help them out with a smile.
They have been very gracious in helping out. Hallman Elementary has been truly appreciative and thankful to have them as a business partner. Whiteaker Middle School states that Keizer Station Starbucks has been great to them.
They have helped both schools by providing coffee, pastries and even gifts at parent meetings, Dr. Seuss's Birthday celebration, staff and professional development meetings, the soccer field dedication at Hallman, and much more.
Thank you for your continued support of our students and staff.
Salem Hospital | March 2009
Salem Hospital
School Partners: Bush Elementary; Salem-Keizer Public Schools High Schools
Pictured: School Board Vice Chairperson Ron Jones (left) presents Spotlight Award to Sherryll Johnson Hoar, Kristy Kemper Hodge, and Jennifer Chaffin from Salem Hospital.
We are proud to recognize Salem Hospital as our Business Partner of the Month for its work with Bush Elementary and our high schools.
Accepting the recognition for Salem Hospital were Sherryll Johnson Hoar, the marketing and communications department manager, and Kristy Kemper Hodge and Jennifer Chaffin from the Volunteer Services office.
Salem Hospital has been reaching out to our schools to help in ways big and small.
- "Huggy Bear" made the trip from Salem Hospital to Bush Elementary two weeks ago to kick-off a special assembly celebrating February as Love of Reading Month.
- The hospital also recently made its annual $250 donation to Bush to buy classroom books during its Scholastic Book Fair. It was a win-win situation for Bush as the donation was included in its Book Fair total, which gives the school credits it uses to buy books for the library. In addition, Scholastic applies the $250 to a program called One for Books. Through this program, Scholastic uses the donation to give 250 free books to one of four charities.
- The generosity of Salem Hospital doesn't stop there. Over the winter holidays, the caring employees of Salem Hospital collected gifts for 100 needy Bush students and their siblings through a holiday giving tree.
On the other end of our grade-level spectrum, Salem Hospital is active with our high schools in classroom-to -career programs. It participates in the Job Interview Fair For Youth, known as JIFFY, and supports North's Health Services Academy where students are exploring careers in this realm and learning applicable concepts and skills. West High sophomores and its Health Occupations class complete their required job shadows at Salem Hospital. Nurses are frequent guest speakers at West.
Salem Hospital also runs a website specifically for high school students to help them learn about and apply for job shadow opportunities in the hospital. Our students frequently use this valuable resource.
It is for these reasons that we recognize and thank Salem Hospital as our Business Partner of the Month for its contributions to our students and schools.
Food4Less | February 2009
Food4Less
School Partners: Middle Grove Elementary; Lake Labish Elementary
They have generously donated items for parent meetings at nearly every event. In fact, they have donated so much for the parent meetings that they have covered the needs for the whole year.
Food 4 Less has donated school supplies, treats for students on a monthly basis to encourage student achievement and has even donated a percentage of sales from special events held at the store.
Food 4 Less has been a very generous organization, focusing on our students' success and parental involvement.
Thank you, Ken.
Figaro's Pizza - West Salem | January 2009
Figaro's Pizza - West Salem
School Partners: Elementary schools in west Salem
Photo: Chris Wylie (left) accepts the Business Partner of the Month award from School Board Chairperson Steve Chambers.
Figaro's Pizza in west Salem has long been a business partner to our west Salem elementary schools. As new owners of the pizza parlor, Chris Wylie and his wife Brenda are continuing the partnership with great enthusiasm.
They have provided a display board for student work. This display board highlights student work from a different school each month on a rotating basis.
Figaro's is also providing each school with certificates for pizza to be given out throughout the school year.
They are providing teachers with reading awards that can be given out for reading incentive programs, will offer fundraising opportunities to each school, and provide a discount to the schools for school related functions.
Chris and Brenda have always been supportive of the schools and will continue to help teachers reward students for their academic efforts.
Thank you for your support of our students in the Salem-Keizer district.
