This past weekend, JFS held our second annual JFS { Tools For School Community Day in partnership with Westfield Century City Mall. JFS Director of Communications Jennifer Levitt shares her thoughts on the experience below!
What would you do with 9,000 pencils, 72,000 crayons, 6,000
spiral notebooks, 500 pairs of shoes, 3,000 backpacks, 9,000 glue sticks, and
1,000 bagels?
JFS, in partnership with our friends at Westfield Century
City, took those materials and other supplies and provided 3,000
K-5th graders living below the poverty line with brand new backpacks
filled with school supplies. We believe that every child deserves to start the
school year off with the tools they need for success in the classroom. Studies
prove that children who are prepared with proper supplies are more confident and
motivated in the classroom.
All throughout the year, JFS { Young Leaders took the lead in collecting supplies,
recruiting volunteers, and soliciting donations. This past Sunday, August 5th, 2012, over fifty
volunteers from JFS { Young Leaders and the JFS Board gathered at
Westfield Century City mall to fill the backpacks and celebrate the many
generous donors who make this project possible year after year. Several hundred
of the students who are the recipients of the backpacks, along with their
parents and friends, joined in the fun.
Check out some of our favorite photos
from the day!
To view more photos from the event, please click here.
If you would like to donate to next year’s Tools for School
program, log on to www.jfsla.org/tools.
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