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.
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Inspiring teen logs many volunteer hours
July 14, 2010 by krissy
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The 2010 “New Clothes, New Beginnings” distribution event started last week with volunteers stuffing backpacks, sorting items, and setting up clothing stations, while the actual distribution of items began this past Monday. Out of those approximately 64 work hours, volunteer Brooke Kramer has been there for 35 of them– more than half! That commitment alone [...]
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 [...]
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 hygiene items.
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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 [...]
