Friday, May 18, 2012

Double Your Clothing Budget Exclusively Through Back-To-School Clothing Drive!

May 15, 2012 by  
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Does your school or district receive funding through the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), or other sources to purchase clothing for your onsite closets? If so, you can double that money through Back-To-School Clothing Drive’s exclusive Student Attire for Education (SAFE) matching grant.  Here’s how [...]

Join us for our May Open House and Workshops

May 14, 2012 by  
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Our May Open House is Saturday, May 19th, 10 am – Noon at 1212 E. Washington, Phoenix 85034. Remember that Washington is one way going West. Plenty of additional parking in the back on the gravel lot if you don’t find a spot up front. Please bring your finished items for our inventory! Remember to [...]

Retail Store Upgrade Alert

December 9, 2011 by  
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SAFE Schools:  As part of Back-to-School Clothing Drive’s ongoing effort to provide the best online shopping experience, we are pleased to announce enhancements are underway in our SAFE online retail store! One example of the upcoming changes is the ability to order multiple sizes of a single product at one time. In order to implement and [...]

BTS Executive Director selected as a 2011 Piper Fellow

December 9, 2011 by  
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Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has named its 11th class of Piper Fellows—leaders that work daily on the frontlines to improve quality of life for people in Maricopa County’s diverse communities. Along with Back to School Clothing Drive’s Executive Director Karl Gentles, the Fellows are: Barbara Fenster, executive director, Free Arts for Abused Children of [...]

Steer Tax Dollars to BTS with the Working Poor Tax Credit!

December 6, 2011 by  
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The Arizona Charitable (or Working Poor) Tax Credit allows you to receive a dollar-for-dollar credit of up to $400 (married filing jointly) on your state income tax when you donate to Back-To-School Clothing Drive. That means you can help us provide new school clothes and supplies to high-need children throughout Arizona … and it may not cost you [...]

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