#SchoolisCool event in Tyler asks for donations
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The #SchoolisCool event helps provide 2,000 free backpacks filled with school supplies to children and their parents. This event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rose Garden Center and W.T. Brookshire Conference Center.
Every $50 in donations will pay for and supply one of the backpacks and sponsors can choose different donation levels.
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Named as sponsor on all marketing materials
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Tyler ISD celebrates 2025 Project SEARCH graduates
Donations can be made online through Eventbrite and with cash or check payable to the Tyler Area Business Education Council. Cash and checks may be dropped off or mailed to 315 N. Broadway Ave., Suite 307, Tyler, TX. Visit SchoolisCoolTyler.com for more information.
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