Neely-O'Brien Gets Major Gift from Start Proud Program

Throughout this back to school season, local Office Depot stores in the Seattle-area have been raising funds for Neely-O’Brien Elementary School through their annual Start Proud program.

The program focuses on helping students and teachers start their year off successfully, and this year, Office Depot collected and gifted $14.424.92 for Neely-O’Brien Elementary School to spend on school supplies.

“The donations have been awesome, it’s been a huge help in getting students focused on academics. We’re very grateful.” – Megan Jakubowski, 6^th grade teacher.

Previously, Office Depot donated more than 500 backpacks with brand new school supplies to Neely-O’Brien and gave an All-Star Teacher award and gifts to Katie Sherrard.

On October 25th, a team of educators from Neely-O’Brien came to the Tukwila Office Depot to go on a shopping spree to purchase school supplies from their wish list that will help them serve KSD students.

Jennifer Osgood, Neely-O’Brien Elementary School principal had this to say about the event: “Office Depot has been an amazing partner to us in the beginning of this school year and it has really made a difference for all our staff and students. Not having good supplies can easily become a barrier to learning in the classroom and that obstacle has been removed for our team this year. We have been able to fully focus on the academic and social/emotional needs of our students which has been more important than ever this year as many of us return from remote learning after over a year. We are extremely grateful for the boost this has given our students and for the continued partnership with Office Depot. We can’t say thank you enough!”