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Blue Bird’s Foundation Promotes Education, Health and Safety Programs in Georgia
Blue Bird School Bus Foundation Donates $60,000 to Eleven Leading Community Groups in its Home State MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Blue Bird School Bus
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nBlue Bird School Bus Foundation Donates $60,000 to Eleven Leading Community Groups in its Home State\n\n\n MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Blue Bird School Bus Foundation, charitable arm of iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), continues to invest in the education, health, and safety of children in its home state of Georgia. The Foundation hosted its second community empowerment event this year and awarded a total of $60,000 to eleven local area nonprofit organizations, including:\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251028046916/en/The Blue Bird School Bus Foundation donated $60,000 to eleven Georgia-based nonprofits to advance the education, health, and safety of children in its home state. (Image provided by Blue Bird Corporation)\n\n\n1. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Communities in Schools of Central Georgia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Twiggs County Extension 4-H\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Jay’s HOPE Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Kid’s College at Wesleyan College\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Macon County Board of Education\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Peach County Family Connection\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. First Tee of Middle Georgia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Mercer University\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonations ranged from $2,500 up to $10,000.\n\n\n\"Blue Bird is proud to serve as a good corporate citizen in Georgia, our home state for nearly a century,\" said Blue Bird president and CEO John Wyskiel. \"Our foundation partners with outstanding nonprofit organizations to help address the most pressing social needs in our communities. We are committed to advancing the education, health, and safety of the children in our midst, thereby, setting them up for long-term success.”\n\n\n“Many children in our community rely on free breakfast and lunch at school. We provide much-needed, nutritious food to students during weekends and holidays,” said Kathy R. McCollum, president and CEO of the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, which received the top-level contribution of $10,000 at the foundation event. “Child-friendly food products are rarely donated and must be purchased by the food bank. We appreciate the gen...