Donated School Supplies Have All Riverview Buildings Re-Stocked

BLOOMINGDALE-RIVERVIEW, FL — Teachers at Riverview schools got a warm welcome from the community during the 2020 annual Teaching to Excellence Event Re-Imagined as supplies were donated from community sponsors to their classrooms.

This year's event was held virtually Aug. 3-21 on the Teaching to Excellence Facebook page.

Each Riverview school was adopted by a Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce partner through its Adopt-A-School program. Twenty-six sponsors donated supplies to help support teachers and students at the chosen school each sponsor adopted.

Due to the support of community partners, sponsors and donors, GRCC was able to support all 28 local Riverview schools with school supplies for this school year, said the chamber.

Your Pie Brandon donated a free pizza and combo to each Teacher of the Year and the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) donated one free year of admission to each new teacher.

Some community partners included CenterState Bank, St. Joseph's Hospital-South and the Regent.

Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Acropolis Restaurant of Riverview LLLC and Charity Clothing Pickup were a few of the sponsors that adopted a school.

The Teaching to Excellence Facebook page included promo video that highlighted each sponsor's business and the school it adopted.

The Facebook promo video was created by the GRCC in joint collaboration with Joe Zuniga with Zuniga Marketing and Ernest Hooper with the American Cancer Society, said the GRCC.

It received more than 3,500 views, according to the GRCC.

Another video created by the GRCC highlights the success from the Teaching to Excellence event, and can be seen by clicking below: