Almost 12,000 kids will get backpacks with school supplies, thanks to Schoolhouse Supplies, Knowledge Universe, and 31 other community partners
Volunteers from 32 local businesses will hand out backpacks to students in 26 high-need schools in the Portland area as part of Knowledge Universe Tools for Schools, the Schoolhouse Supplies program that partners local companies with high-need schools.
THE EVENTS:
Tuesday, September 6th
- 8:00am Vestal, sponsored by Unitus Community Credit Union
- 9:00am James John, sponsored by Metro
- 9:00am Lee, sponsored by Portland Beavers Portland Timbers and Nike
- 9:00am Sitton, sponsored by Klarquist Sparkman
- 9:30am Lent, sponsored by Walmart
- 9:30am Creston, sponsored by Vernier Software & Technology
- 9:45am Vernon, sponsored by NW Natural
- 10:00am Peninsula, sponsored by Webtrends
- 10:30am Whitman, sponsored by Wells Fargo and Skanska
- 10:30am Boise-Eliot, sponsored by Chase and Ideba Marketing
- 12:00pm King, sponsored by Perkins Coie and Columbia
- 12:00pm Rigler, sponsored by Bank of America
- 1:00pm César Chávez, sponsored by Comcast
- 1:00pm Scott, sponsored by Grainger
Wednesday, September 7th
- 8:30am Humboldt, sponsored by Cook Security Group
- 9:00am Rosa Parks, sponsored by Target and Pacific Power Foundation
- 9:30am Ockley Green, sponsored by Qwest / Qwest Pioneers
- 12:30pm Woodmere, sponsored by The Standard and Tripwire
- 1:30pm Marysville, sponsored by Umpqua Bank and Sussman Shank
Thursday, September 8th
- 10:00am Beach, sponsored by Knowledge Universe
Friday, September 9th
- 9:30am Woodlawn, sponsored by KEEN
- 1:00pm Grout, sponsored by PacificSource Health Plans and Louisiana Pacific
The Tools for Schools Program:
The Tools for Schools backpack giveaway program, a program of Schoolhouse Supplies, creates direct links between local businesses and students in high-need schools. The program targets schools with more than 65 percent student eligibility for the Federally-funded free or reduced lunch program.
Tools for Schools is much more than a financial contribution, the program reinforces the connection between the community and public education. Each company organizes groups of employee volunteers to pack the backpacks at Schoolhouse Supplies and distributes the filled backpacks to the students on the first day of school. Companies are encouraged to maintain involvement with their sponsored school throughout the school year.
ABOUT SCHOOLHOUSE SUPPLIES
Schoolhouse Supplies is a nonprofit organization which gives free school supplies to teachers and students in need. Teachers spend an average of $1,700 of their own money each year to provide basic school supplies for their classrooms. Since opening in January 2000, Schoolhouse Supplies has offset these costs by distributing more than $14.4 million in supplies to classrooms, teachers and students in need. Our mission is based on the belief that every child deserves school supplies and has the right to a quality public education. For more information, call 503-249-9933 or visit www.schoolhousesupplies.org.
ABOUT KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE
Knowledge Universe (KU) is a leading national early childhood and school-age education and care company, serving more than 250,000 children in the United States and the District of Columbia. KU’s business lines include early childhood education and care operating under the KinderCare® Learning Centers, Knowledge Beginnings®, and CCLC® brands, which all offer early childhood education and care through approximately 1,800 community-based centers and employer partnerships; and Champions®, a leading provider of primary and middle school supplemental educational solutions, operating more than 600 programs nationwide including before- and after-school programs, summer camps and academic science programs. For more information, visit www.knowledgelearning.com.
