Representatives from community groups gathered at Tillamook High School on June 4, where junior Charity Drive overalls Abi Blackburn and Kennedy Moncrief awarded them $61,829.72 in community grants.
The awards accounted for 30% of the record $223,446.39 that Tillamook High School students raised in the annual fundraising initiative in February, with 50% of the funds going to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and 20% to a scholarship program for graduating seniors.