Operation Wildcat

“Grant expenditures include three items 1) Enrichment scholarships provided to the Mechanicsburg Recreation Board to support scholarships in the amount of $8,000 2) Mechanicsburg School District Building funds provided to teachers for the purchase of school supplies and snacks for their classrooms in the amount of $7,700 and 3) Operation Wildcat college scholarship to 2 graduating seniors of Mechanicsburg High School attending a university in the amount of $8,000.”

“Expenses for Operation Wildcat projects and activities included the following 1) Project Back to School - providing backpacks and school supplies to students in need 2) Project Clothes - purchase of clothing for students in need 3) Project Furniture - purchase of furniture and household goods for students in need 4) Project Gift Box - purchase of gift cards at Christmas for students in need 5) Project Gift Cards - purchase of grocery and clothing store gift cards to distribute throughout the year to families in need 6) Project Legacy - purchase of Christmas gifts, clothing and food for families in need 7) Project Thanksgiving - purchase of Thanksgiving meals for families in need 8) Pennies for Pies - purchase of pies for Thanksgiving meals 9) Project Tannenbaum - purchase of Christmas trees donated to families in need 10) Miscellaneous operating expenses which included gas for transportation, website expenses, and administrative supplies totaling $14,790”

“The following program services were offered to families in need in the Mechanicsburg Area School District: 1) Project Back to school - providing backpacks and school supplies to students in need 2) Project Books - donation of books to families in need 3) Project bikes - donation of bikes and bike helmets for students in need 4) Project Clothes - purchase of clothing to families in need 5) Project Furniture - purchase of furniture and household goods to district families in need 6) Project Gift Box - purchase of gift cards at Christmas for students in need 7) Project Gift Cards - purchase of grocery and clothing store gift cards to distribute throughout the year to families in need 8) Project Legacy - purchase of Christmas gifts, clothing and food for families in need 9) Project Thanksgiving - purchase of Thanksgiving meals for families in need 10) Pennies for Pies - purchase of pies for Thanksgiving meals”