Bank of America Collects School Supplies in all Maricopa County Banking Centers
For the fourth consecutive year, Bank of America will help thousands of local school children by collecting school supplies at its more than 120 valley banking centers. This school supply campaign supports the Back to School Clothing Drive, an Arizona nonprofit that provides new school uniforms, outfits, backpacks and school supplies to children in need. Collection boxes will be at Bank of America locations Thursday, July 29 through Friday, August 6, 2010. “Year after year, our employees are extremely passionate about this event,” said Kellie Manthe, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Bank of America. “The Back to School Clothing ...
Volunteer Dedication
A volunteer gives his personal time to his customer in the Stitches of Love department.
The Shopping Anticipation
Our kids shop completely free each July. They are paired up with a personal shopper and off they go!
Happy Smiles, Happy Faces
More than 9,300 kids benefit from our annual Distribution thanks to the generous contributions of Intel and many other corporate, civic, and individual donors.
What’s inside the box??
Inside this plain white box is a backpack filled with dozens of school supplies. It's the last stop during a day filled with selecting their very own school outfits, backpacks, sneakers and many other items. For many of the kids we serve, these are the first new set of school clothes.
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What is “Dedicated”? Meet volunteer Kathy McCarthy …Back to School Clothing Drive often mentions how much we appreciate our dedicated volunteers and how greatly their efforts impact our success. But have you ever wondered what we mean by the word “dedicated”? If so, let us introduce Kathy McCarthy, a Flagstaff resident who is one of our Stitches-of-Love seamstresses. Each year, Kathy’s goal is... [Read more of this review]
10,000 Backpacks Successfully Stuffed!
On Friday, July 9, 400 dedicated volunteers attended Back-to-School Clothing Drive’s Backpack Stuffing Day in preparation for this week’s “New Clothes, New Beginnings” distribution event. And they were put to work! By the end of the day, more than 10,000 backpacks were stuffed with more than $400,000 of donated school supplies and dental... [Read more of this review]
2010 Clothing Drive Off to a Great Start
It’s almost time for back to school, and thousands of kids in the valley are getting ready. They’ll be getting clothes and supplies for free, thanks to some generous donors. A Phoenix high school gym is getting boxes full of clothes and supplies, shoes and backpacks shipped in for kids who need them. The Back to School Clothing Drive aims... [Read more of this review]
Back to School Clothing Drive teams up with Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to provide school uniforms and clothing
Each year the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awards money to more than 250 schools to purchase school clothing for their students. Back to School Clothing Drive provides those schools with the opportunity to receive a matching grant up to $2,500 through our Student Attire For Education (SAFE) program, thus doubling the money they will then have... [Read more of this review]
School Schedule Posted for 2010 Distribution
The School Participation Schedule for the 2010 Annual Distribution is set and posted in the Calendar section. Back to School made every effort to accommodate each school’s time and date requests and allocations for number of students. The 2010 Annual Distribution takes place July 12-16, 2010. Call Jean Pegler, Program Administrator, at (623)... [Read more of this review]
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