Jennie Reed Elementary School in Tacoma received a technological boost to its educational program thanks to a fund-raising campaign launched earlier this year.

On Thursday morning, Jacksons Food Stores and Dairy Famers of Washington donated to the school 10 iPads and a mobile cart that can store, charge, and sync up to 30 iPads, thereby creating an iPad Learning Lab. The donation was part of the “Milk Builds Strong Schools” campaign, which set aside five per cent of Jacksons Food Stores milk sales in Washington State between March 13 and May 28. Jennie Reed Elementary School, which is located at 1802 South 36th Street, was randomly selected to receive the iPad Learning Lab, according to school officials.

“This will allow students access to learning materials by bridging home and school technologies,” said Jennie Reed Elementary School Principal Darrell Johnston. “Also, iPad educational apps will encourage our students and teachers to view learning tasks in new ways that are more authentic to real world applications of touch screen technologies.”

“In partnering with the Dairy Farmers of Washington, our goal was to create a campaign that would benefit at least one Washington school,” said Jacksons Food Stores CEO John Jackson. “We are delighted to donate this iPad Learning Lab to Jennie Reed Elementary School.”

Jacksons Food Stores was founded in Idaho in 1975. The company has four locations in Tacoma.