to Help Prepare Children in Need for the New School Year
Residents and shoppers are encouraged to participate in Operation Fill-A-Backpack and donate school supplies for local disadvantaged youth now through August 31.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. – August 5, 2010 – With the arrival of the yellow school bus and the first day of class comes back-to-school shopping for new school supplies; unfortunately, many children and teens do not have the means to purchase these basic necessities. To help local families, Moorestown Mall is partnering with the Family Service of Burlington County in Operation Fill-A-Backpack, a program to collect back-to-school items for South Jersey youth to start school equipped with learning tools and confidence.
School supplies for elementary, middle and high school students including backpacks, lunchboxes, notebooks, pens, pencils, calculators, rulers, three-ring binders, index cards, pocket folders, scissors, glue sticks and more are accepted now through August 31 at Moorestown Mall’s Customer Service Center. Also, periodically in August there will be a community table located near Customer Service. Moorestown Mall’s participation is part of PREIT Cares, the company’s springboard for charitable giving.
\”Family Service sincerely appreciates Moorestown Mall\’s commitment to our Operation Fill-A-Backpack drive. A new backpack and school supplies can improve learning potential and give a child the confidence needed to succeed,\” says Pamela Collins, director of development at Family Service.
Family Service, a private, nonprofit agency, offers over sixty innovative programs to meet the behavioral health and wellness needs of individuals and families in southern and central New Jersey. For more information please contact Pamela Collins, Director of Development & Communication, at 609-267-5928, [email protected] or visit www.fam-serv.org.
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