Agenda Item
a. Lysol and Frontline Impact Project Donation of Lysol Wipes to DeKalb County School District
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: In accordance with Board Policy DFK, Gifts and Bequests, it is requested that the Board of Education accept a donation of Lysol wipes totaling $134,100.00 from Lysol and Frontline Impact to the DeKalb County School District.
Why: This school year, Lysol and Frontline Impact Project teamed up with the “Here for Healthy Schools” campaign, to donate Lysol disinfectant wipes to teachers across America aimed at reducing the spread of germs and keeping kids in school.
Details: Ms. Rebecca Kafka, teacher at Stone Mountain Elementary School, initially nominated her school to receive a donation of Lysol Wipes. As a result, Lysol and the Frontline Impact Project will be donating wipes to all schools in the district. Lysol will deliver one full truckload with 40 pallets of wipes to the school district upon Board of Education acceptance of the donation. The wipes will be distributed to schools/classrooms throughout the district. These wipes will help to reduce the spread of germs and keep our students healthy so that they can be in school.
Financial impact: The funds are donated, so there will be no impact to the general budget.
Contact: Mr. Richard Boyd, Director of Design & Construction, Division of Operations
Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Status: Approved by General Counsel
Dr. Char-Shenda Covington Dr. Vasanne Tinsley
Principal Interim Superintendent
Interim Superintendent
Chronology of the Agenda Item
On September 21, 2022, Project Manager Sanjula Singhal, notified the principal of Stone
Mountain Elementary School about 1st Grade Teacher, Rebecca Kafka, nominating our
school/district to be recipients of a donation of Lysol Wipes for the 2022-2023 school year
as a part of Frontline Impact’s Heroes for Healthy Schools campaign. Ms. Singhal shared
that her organization was prepared to send 40 pallets of wipes to help provide our teachers
and staff around the district a safer environment to learn and work. The value of the wipes,
for donation, total in the amount of $134,100. Dr. Covington subsequently notified the
organization to garner what information was needed for the review and acceptance of the
donation. Frontline Impact Project submitted the necessary information for review and
submission for Board of Education approval.
Stone Mountain Elementary School
6720 James B. Rivers Memorial Drive | Stone Mountain, GA 30083
678.676.4702 | stonemountaines.dekalb.k12.ga.us