Raytheon 'Fills the Bus' to Help GISD Students Get Back to School
Article Date: September 11, 2009
An altered route for one Garland ISD school bus resulted in a different type of student delivery last month.
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Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems employees welcomed the GISD school bus into the employee parking lot at its massive operational facility on Jupiter Road and loaded the seats with back-to-school items. The effort was part of Raytheon’s “Fill the Bus” program which will provide supplies to hundreds of Garland ISD students.
“Our employees always look forward to helping out the school district,” said Dawn Funches Allen, senior software engineer for Raytheon. “We let them know when the bus was coming and you can tell they were ready for it by taking a look inside. We’ve got things in almost every seat. Our people really have filled the bus.”
Raytheon is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of almost 100 years, the company provides state-of-the-art electronics and mission systems integration. The Garland location specializes in information integration.