Business Partnerships

Osborn School District #8

 

A Big 'Thank You'

Some community businesses and organizations that provided support for the Osborn School District include: 

Arizona BookPALS: Programs like “We the Children” autobiography writing program facilitated by Professional actors from the Actor’s Guild

AZ Literacy and Learning Center : Provided child development classes twice a week, found volunteers to teach ESL classes, etc

Arizona Wolftrap: Providing scholarships for Osborn Preschool students to participate in the Wolftrap Performing Arts programs

Ballet Arizona: support of the Osborn Ballet Program through Ballet in the Parks and the Nutcracker

Brodeur Worldwide: Holiday donation of warm winter clothes, toys, and bikes

Call-A-Teen: supplying fantastic workers at no cost to our district

Camp Fire USA : Family club met twice a month to play games and make crafts. Camping trip at end

Catholic Healthcare West: Support of Nutrition & Exercise Training Pilot Program

Childsplay Theater: Partnering to bring free tickets to see "Petite Rouge" next fall

City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Program: After school and summer childcare and field trips.

Costco: numerous donations of drinks and snacks for our evening events and the KaBoom Playground Project.

Dental Implants & Periodontology of Arizona: Holiday party for one classroom of children at Montecito with pizza and gifts from patients and doctors.

Devonshire Neighborhood Association: connects us with new contacts in the community, solicits donations from community businesses, addresses community concerns that our families may have about the neighborhood

Faith Lutheran Church : provides volunteers for events, give donations

Finks Foundation: support of the Osborn Ballet Program students dancing in the Nutcracker

First Credit Union: adopt classrooms for holiday parties, provide volunteers for events, give donations

Fuhr Chiropractic: Support for Preschool Program

Hands On Greater Phoenix: providing dedicated volunteers to a semester or more in the classroom as academic tutor and mentor to students

Heard Museum: Docents Program support and training; support of our literacy program

Home Base Youth Services: Donations of sneakers

Home Depot: Bringing skilled volunteers to build the KaBoom Playground and completely renovate the Longview students play area

JP Morgan Chase: Support of SCOPES Preschool Program: 'Dinosaur Preschool'

KaBoom: Building a fantastic playground at the Longview School

Maag Toy Foundation: Holiday donation of warm winter clothes, toys, and bikes

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank: provide volunteers for events, school supply drive, may provide instructor for Money Smart class

North Park Central Neighborhood Association: solicits donations from community businesses, addresses community concerns that our families may have about the neighborhood

Nova Ballet: support of the Osborn Ballet Program through fundraising and bringing world class dancers to schools

NPower Arizona :  developed bilingual curriculum for computer classes, contracted with instructor for computer class, will implement a self-paced Spanish computer class

Parent/Teacher Association: Donation of supplies, school support.

Phoenix Chapter of Women Council of Realtors: Donation of supplies for Preschool students

Phoenix Indian Center: support for students

Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture: support for arts programs  

Phoenix Parks and Recreation: Supplying after school programming for the students

Phoenix Symphony: support of music program

Phoenix Theatre: “Books Alive!” creating drama from novels and short stories

Price Kong & Co: support for Osborn After School Sports

Real Gift Foundation: Book Fairs to give free books to all Osborn students, full turkey dinners to more than 1,100 families in the Osborn School District, Playgrounds, and many bicycles

Rotary International D-5490: support for numerous programs district-wide  

Sonora Brewhouse: Supplying great food for our volunteers at events

St Mary’s Food Bank: monthly gleaning program, emergency food boxes

St Joseph 's Hospital: support of school-based healthcare clinic.

Southwest Headstart : support for our students

The Volunteer Center : sending us high quality volunteers and donated materials

U of A Cooperative Extension: helped design and develop the garden and outdoor learning lab

USDA food program: Snacks and beverages

Valley of the Sun United Way of Arizona : support for our Dinosaur School Program

YMCA Christown Branch: after school sports program, swimming instruction, Clinic for students and families