Helping Hurricane Harvey’s Young Victims
Sydney Paige Runs Backpack and School Supply Drive
The victims of Hurricane Harvey have lost so much: homes, cars, belongings. Right now, their immediate needs are food, water, and shelter, but in the coming days and weeks, they’ll need even more.
When schools are able to re-open, many children will be without pens, notebooks, backpacks and other school supplies. Sydney Paige has partnered with Roonga to change that by running a school supply and backpack drive. The goal is to provide 3,000 packs to Hurricane Harvey’s school age victims and their teachers.
The need is anticipated to be large. Low-income children make up more than 75% of the Houston Independent Public School District. Other districts in the area have similar economic conditions making it difficult for families to afford replacing basic school supplies lost in the hurricane.
A backpack and school supplies certainly won’t fill all the needs of child victims, but it’s a start. Letting children know people care can go a long way towards healing while going back to school can provide a small semblance of normalcy in a world that’s been turned upside down.
About Sydney Paige: Sydney Paige manufactures high-quality backpacks from eco-friendly materials: 100% cotton canvas, natural leather, nickel free hardware and recycled polyester. Its mission has always been to provide a backpack filled with supplies to a child in need for every backpack purchased.
About Roonga: Roonga partners with non-profits to provide the right quantities of necessary supplies to those who need them.
For more information, please visit www.sydneypaigeinc.com or contact Susana at Susana@chicexecs.com.
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That is kind of them to do.
ReplyDeleteI think so, too. It got me to thinking that I wish there was a way we could help the schools here in our county. But I wouldn't know where to begin with something like this.
DeleteHave a blessed weekend. :)