IRVINE : Water District Gives Donation to Schools
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The Irvine Ranch Water District is donating more than $15,000 in cash and computer equipment to the city’s schools.
The donation includes a $8,475 grant that will go to buy science equipment for high schools in the Irvine Unified School District.
The grant was the byproduct of a joint effort by local schools and the water district to encourage residents to use “low-flow” toilets that conserve water. Teachers and students helped the water district promote and administer a toilet trade-in program, in which residents exchanged their old toilets for low-flow models, said Joyce Wegner-Gwidt, spokeswoman for the water district.
The water district also plans to donate $7,125 in computer equipment, including keyboards and monitors. The equipment is likely to be used by the school district for a networking system.
Wegner-Gwidt said the water district is buying advanced computers and did not need the old ones.
“They are outdated on the market and have little real resale value,” she said.
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