James Monroe Elementary · Norfolk, Virginia
Principal Jade Fleming shared a heartfelt note of gratitude to Colonial Place and Riverview neighbors after CPRV’s second annual Back-to-School Supply Drive for James Monroe Elementary School.
Letter dated: September 4, 2026 · Published by CPRV: November 10, 2026
According to Principal Jade Fleming, CPRV neighbors provided James Monroe Elementary with classroom and student supplies ranging from pencils, crayons and binders to tissues and hand sanitizer. The donations were intended to help students at the start of the school year and as needs arise throughout the year.
The 2026 drive marked the second consecutive year that Colonial Place and Riverview neighbors supported James Monroe Elementary through the CPRV Back-to-School Supply Drive.
The principal’s message highlights both the practical value of the donations and the network of neighbors who made the drive possible.
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CPRV selected James Monroe Elementary as the beneficiary of the neighborhood school supply drive for the second year in a row.
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The donations were intended to help scholars not only at the beginning of the school year, but as classroom needs arise throughout the year.
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Collection porches, volunteers, committee leaders and CPRV Board support helped gather, consolidate and deliver the donations.
The following is the full text of the September 4, 2026 thank-you letter sent to Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League members.
September 4, 2026
Dear Colonial Place/Riverview Civic League Members,
On behalf of the scholars, staff, and families of James Monroe Elementary School, thank you for your incredibly generous donation of school supplies for the second year in a row. We are so thankful that our neighbors continue to think of our school and invest in the success of our scholars.
This year’s Back-to-School Supply Drive, organized through the CPRV Social and Community Improvement Committees, was truly a neighborhood effort. From pencils, crayons, glue sticks, and scissors to tissues, hand sanitizer, binders, and so much more, your generosity provided supplies that will support our scholars not only at the beginning of the school year, but also as needs arise throughout the year.
We are especially grateful to the volunteers who served as collection porches, helped consolidate and deliver the donations, supported the drive through the CPRV Board, and contributed in so many ways to making this effort such a success.
There is something incredibly special about knowing that the community surrounding James Monroe cares deeply about the children we serve. Your generosity is a beautiful example of neighbors coming together to make a meaningful difference for local scholars.
Thank you for choosing James Monroe Elementary School as the beneficiary of your generosity for a second year. We deeply appreciate your partnership and look forward to continuing to build a relationship between our school and the Colonial Place/Riverview community that grows stronger for many years to come.
Thank you again for thinking of us and, most importantly, for thinking of our scholars. We are so very thankful.
With gratitude,
Ms. Jade Fleming, Principal
James Monroe Elementary School
The letter reflects something larger than one donation drive: an ongoing connection between the neighborhoods surrounding James Monroe Elementary and the school community it serves.
CPRV first shared the results of the 2nd Annual CPRV School Supply Drive in September. On November 9, Principal Fleming and members of the James Monroe team then joined neighbors at our civic league meeting to talk about student learning, school culture, safety and future community support.
You can read the November 2026 meeting recap for more from that conversation.
James Monroe Elementary School in Norfolk, Virginia was the beneficiary of CPRV’s 2026 Back-to-School Supply Drive.
Principal Fleming specifically thanked neighbors for pencils, crayons, glue sticks, scissors, tissues, hand sanitizer, binders and many additional school supplies.
The drive was organized through CPRV’s Social and Community Improvement Committees, with support from collection-porch volunteers, neighbors and the CPRV Board.
No. The 2026 drive was the second consecutive year CPRV neighbors selected James Monroe Elementary as the beneficiary.
Thank you to every neighbor who donated, hosted a collection porch, helped organize supplies or supported the drive. Strong neighborhoods are built by showing up for the people and institutions around us.
