O&R Awards $15,000 for Needy Kids' School Supplies
Since 2001, Firm Has Given Over $100,000 to this Effort
O&R has contributed over $100,000 to this program since 2001.The program expects to distribute about 2,000 backpacks full of school supplies this year.
Pictured here, getting ready to distribute more backpacks full of school supplies at People to People are, from left: People to People Executive Director Diane Serratore, volunteer Dale McGovern, O&R’s Director of Regional and Community Affairs Neil Winter, the vice president of the People to People Board of Directors, Ramapo High School volunteer Dylan Russell and North Highands High School (N.J.) volunteer Ethan Augustine.
O&R’s Director of Regional and Community Affairs Neil Winter, the vice president of the People to People Board of Directors, said, “These tools for school can help these students build a bright and enduring future, one in which they and their families can grow and prosper.”
People to People allocates nearly $94,000 in funding and other resources to this program each year. Contributions of new school supplies – including backpacks, binders, calculators and two-pocket folders – and financial donations are still needed.
School supplies can be dropped off at People to People, 121 West Nyack Road in Nanuet, Monday through Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Financial contributions can be made online by going to People to People's website.
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