Give Our Youth What They Need to be Successful
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – (Friday,
June 16, 2017) – Children’s Fund is requesting donations of new backpacks and
school supplies for San Bernardino County foster and other vulnerable youth who
are attending school in the fall.
“To benefit the youth in
our county most in need, we are collecting new backpacks and school supplies
until July 12th,” states Betty Chambers, program manager of
Children’s Fund. “The first day of school is important. Something as simple as new school supplies
and a cool backpack gives our county’s youth pride and confidence.”
The collection occurs in
the summer to allow plenty of time to deliver to Children and Family Services
for distribution to the youth by the first day of school in August.
“Children’s Fund’s
mission is about giving our county’s vulnerable children support, opportunity
and hope,” says Beth Spalding, Children’s Fund Operations Manager. “When we
provide new backpacks and school supplies to them, we are letting them know
that we believe in them.”
Children’s Fund
relies on community partnerships with other nonprofit organizations,
businesses, churches, and individuals to host a collection box and collect
backpacks and school supplies. “If you
would like to organize a backpack collection at your organization, please
contact us at 909.379.0000,” states Chambers. “The smile on a child’s face is priceless
and we thank our community partners for making those smiles bright.”
Backpack and school supply
donations are being accepted at Children’s Fund, 348 W. Hospitality Lane, Suite
110, San Bernardino, CA 92408 through Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Or, you can make a monetary donation, and
Children’s Fund will do the shopping for you. Donations can be made at the
office, or online at www.childrensfundonline.org. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.childrensfundonline.org/backpack-drive.
Created in 1986, Children’s Fund is a nonprofit whose
mission is giving our vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by
breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. For more information on Children’s Fund or
how you can give children hope for brighter tomorrows, please visit Children’s
Fund’s website at www.childrensfundonline.org
or call 909.379.0000. Follow us on
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