San Diego Fire Fighters Give Generous Gift

De Portola Middle School is once again partnering with San Diego City Fire Fighters. Along with City Council member Marti Emerald, the San Diego City Fire Fighters presented Principal Listy Gillingham and the De Portola Foundation with a $6,000 donation to help bridge the gap with budget cuts and under-funding to provide vital needs for our school community. Even more amazing is that the San Diego City Fire Fighters Community Responsibility Fund is funded through payroll deductions from active San Diego City Fire Fighters. These men and women put both their lives and their generosity on the line for our communities.

De Portola has been a big supporter of San Diego Fire Fighters. During the 2007 fires, De Portola students and staff raised over $3,000 to help the fire fighters who lost their homes while out battling the fires. During December’s “Mobile Santa” project, De Portola and San Diego Fire Fighters joined efforts to provide a Christmas to those less fortunate in the Barrio Logan area of San Diego. The students and staff successfully filled a huge box truck full of toys for Santa to deliver.

This partnership represents a collaborative community effort and just goes to show that good will is alive in San Diego. Special thanks goes to parent Denise Pendleton for bringing this partnership opportunity to De Portola!