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GODDARD SCHOOLS TEAM UP WITH CHILDREN’S RESTORATION NETWORK
FOR
BACK-2-SCHOOL BACKPACK DRIVE
Local Schools
Collect School Supplies to Benefit Underprivileged Children in
Atlanta
Goddard Schools in Georgia
are helping children “make the grade” this school year by partnering with The
Children’s Restoration Network for its annual Back-2-School Backpack
Drive. From Monday, July 16 to Friday, July 27, children and
families at all 27 Georgia locations of The Goddard School will be collecting
backpacks and school supplies such as ruled paper, notebooks, crayons, pencils,
pens, rulers and glue to benefit underprivileged children in the Atlanta
area.
More
than 3,900 homeless children will live in 134 group homes and shelters
throughout 20 metro-Atlanta counties during the 2012-2013 school year, and most
of these kids will arrive with little more than a bag of
clothes. “For
a homeless child entering a new school, surrounded by new kids and new teachers,
coming in that first day without a book bag or school supplies serves as a
reminder of how they are different and how they don’t fit in,” says Cliff
Kinsey, CEO of Children's Restoration Network. “With our annual Back-2-School
Program, we try to provide all of these homeless children in shelters and group
homes with new book bags and all the necessary school supplies so that they can
enter their schools feeling confident and prepared. We’re thrilled that Goddard
Schools are helping us to accomplish our mission this
year.”
Children at The Goddard School®
are equally excited about being able to help underprivileged
children their own age in Atlanta. "So many of our children come from homes
where they never have to think about where their stuff comes from," said Chris
Dibbling-West, Atlanta spokesperson for The Goddard School. "This is a great
chance to teach our children to give of themselves. Many of the children are so
excited when they are able to pick out items for another child."
All
metro-Atlanta Kroger Supermarkets will be serving as public drop-off sites for
the Back-2-School Drive. Members of the Atlanta community who would like to
donate and contribute can drop off backpacks filled with school supplies at
their local Kroger store between July 16 and 28. For a complete list of
participating Kroger locations, visit http://bit.ly/back2schooldrive.
About The Goddard
School
At The Goddard School, children
from six weeks to six years are encouraged to develop at their own pace in a
nurturing environment supported by a team of dedicated teachers. With 380+
Goddard Schools in 35 states, the FLEX™ Learning Program, the foundation of The
Goddard School’s AdvancED and Middle States accredited programs for exceptional
early childhood education, reaches more than 45,000 students. The program
enhances children's emotional, social, intellectual and physical development and
provides the foundation for a lifelong love of learning. The Goddard School’s
comprehensive play-based curriculum, developed with early childhood education
experts, provides the optimal environment for each child's early educational
development. To learn more about The Goddard School, please visit www.goddardschool.com.
About Children’s Restoration
Network (CRN)
Children's
Restoration Network (CRN) is a non-profit agency focusing on the plight of
homeless children and mothers in our community. In addition to helping meet
basic needs, CRN conducts programs and special events to provide a broad range
of positive experiences for over 4,000 children residing in shelters and group
homes each year. CRN began its nineteenth year of service to metro-Atlanta’s
neediest children in September 2011.
