Garlic mogul Don Christopher and wife Karen just earned a few
more brownie points with the Gilroy Unified School District, as if
donating 10 acres of land wasn’t already enough.
Garlic mogul Don Christopher and wife Karen just earned a few more brownie points with the Gilroy Unified School District, as if donating 10 acres of land wasn’t already enough.
With the November election less than three weeks away, the Christophers donated an additional $75,000 to their namesake, Christopher High School, which is scheduled to open in Aug. 2009 pending the passage of a $150 million facilities bond – Measure P – to fund construction. The family also donated 10 acres of land off Miller Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard to the district, which will be sold when the market improves to generate funds for the master plan.
“Especially in these tough economic times, schools need our support,” Christopher said. “It will take all of us in the community to continue our quest to make Gilroy schools even better and voting yes on Measure P is the first step.”
The donation will be used as seed money necessary to launch many of the student activities and programs at the school including yearbook, transportation for athletics and the student store.
“We want Christopher High to be great from the start, but it takes a lot of dedication, effort and money to build greatness from scratch,” said John Perales, CHS principal. “The Christopher family has been more than gracious in their donations and continued support of CHS. I am confident that our staff and students will make them proud of their namesake.”
