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Nearly 800 Olathe School District supporters came together Friday, November 2 to support the Olathe Public Schools Foundation at the 21st Annual Autumn Breakfast. Breakfast attendees were entertained by Olathe South High School band students and the Madison Place Elementary Special Chorus. Superintendent John Allison presented the State of the District Address.
Breakfast sponsors and attendees helped raise close to $200,000 to support Olathe students and teachers. Of that total, $30,000 was donated to the Azalia Morales Career and Technical Education Fund established in honor of recent Olathe Advanced Technical Center (OATC) graduate Azalia Morales. Learn more about Azalia.
The Foundation partnered with Olathe Health to present the breakfast and to help fund classroom grants and student mental health and wellness programs with the proceeds.
Special thanks to Investing Sponsors Mainstreet Credit Union and Major Saver Holdings, Inc. for their support of the 21st Annual Autumn Breakfast, helping ensure that every dollar raised will go directly into classroom grants and special programming for students.
Special thanks to the other event sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors
Capitol Federal, Farmers Insurance, Garmin, and McCownGordon Construction
Gold Sponsors
CBIZ, City of Olathe, CommunityAmerica Credit Union, ConvergeOne, Delta Innovative Services, First Student, Lifetouch, Robert Brogden's Olathe Buick GMC, and Shawnee Mission Health
Coffee Sponsor
Validity Screening Solutions
Silver Sponsors
Ash Grove Charitable Foundation, Bank of Blue Valley, College Church of the Nazarene, Emporia State University, Enterprise Bank & Trust, First National Bank, Gilmore & Bell, Hollis + Miller Architects, Piper Jaffray, and TVH Parts Co.
Bronze Sponsors
APAC/Holliday Sand, Arvest Bank, Assisted Transportation, AT&T, Atmos Energy, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City, BSN Sports, Children’s Mercy, City of Lenexa, City of Overland Park, Commerce Bank, Consolidated Communications, Delta Dental, Foulston Siefkin, LLP, Henderson Engineers, Inc., HTK Architects, Steve & Nancy Ingram, Johnson County Community College Foundation, Journey Bible Church, KidsTLC, KVC Health Systems, Lakemary Center, Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program, managed by American Century Investments, Meyer Music, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Nabholz, Olathe Chamber of Commerce, Olathe Fire Department, Olathe National Education Association, Olathe Police Department, Olathe Public Library Foundation, Olsson, Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Ricoh USA, SafeDefend, LLC, Soapbox Promotions, Solid Ground Environmental, State Farm Insurance – Debbie Swinney, State Farm Insurance – Harlan Parker & Jason Parker, Strickland Construction, Thomas McGee, L.C., United Manufacturing, and Westar Energy
Matching Gift Sponsors
The Hirons Family, College Church of the Nazarene, Hannah Orthodontics, Kincaid Coach, McAnany Construction, Pinnacle Solutions, and Tierney Office Products