Hi, my name is Saanvi and I am a cabinet member for the 2025 Oregon kid governor program. I’m very excited to write my third blog and updates about my work.
After presenting my platform and 3C plan to Hillsboro School District (HSD) Board, I met in person with the HSD superintendent. At the meeting I talked about how I wanted to grow my platform about reducing homelessness. I shared a few different ideas to execute my 3C plan, but he really liked my idea of hosting a supply drive at my school and encouraged organizing the drive.
Once I finalized my idea, I started planning for the drive at school. I created a flyer that said the things that HomePlate (the homeless shelter that I support via my platform) needed like, toothbrush, deodorant, shampoo, floss, toothpaste. I created a flyer and shared it at my school assembly. I gave a brief speech at my assembly saying who I am, my platform, the drive, the supplies needed, and how long the drive was. I involved 5th graders to help hang up posters around the school. Initially, I wasn’t getting many supplies in the time period so I extended it for 2 more weeks and got a lot more supplies. After the supply drive was over, I counted all the supplies up with the help of my peers. I ended up collecting over 500 items!
I donated all the supplies to HomePlate and they seemed very happy.
It was a very satisfying experience and I am very thankful to my school community, my principal and my grade teacher and my class to help with this drive.