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TODAY IS OUR FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL.
WE'RE AT OUR BEACH GROVE HEAD START LOCATION, AND WE ARE HAVING A BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO COLLABORATE WITH JEFF CAP'S HEAD START, BEACH GROVE, HEAD START FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND THEY HAVE DONATED MANY BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS A DONATION OF A $500 CHECK FOR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF TO UTILIZE IN THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN.
SO THERE ARE PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO SEE THEM PROGRESS AND BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES BY GIVING THEM ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED.
OUR GIFT IS SEE THE SMILE TO THESE KIDS FACE WHEN THEY GET THEIR GIFTS AND ALL THE BOOK BAGS AND CRAYONS AND COLORING BOOKS.
THEY BRING SMILES TO OUR FACE BECAUSE IT ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION.
UH, WITH THE BLACK EMPLOYEE NETWORK OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, IT'S AMAZING TO PROVIDE, UH, BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO GET THINGS TODAY.
AND JUST HAVING A COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT YOU AND THAT WANTS TO SEE YOU SUCCEED AND THAT'S WILLING TO PUT THEIR RESOURCES BEHIND YOU AND HELP YOU.
WE HAVE PARENTS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE CHILDREN, AND I THINK IT'S A NICE IDEA, A GOOD IDEA, SO IT WOULDN'T BE SO HARD ON THE PARENTS IF THEY HAVE MULTIPLE CHILDREN.
THESE ARE ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT THE STUDENTS COULD USE TO FURTHER THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN THE CLASSROOMS, WHETHER IT IS WIPES, WHETHER IT'S BIBS FOR OUR YOUNGER KIDS, WHETHER IT IS COLORING BOOKS AND CRAYONS, AND ALSO PENCILS AND PAPER.
THESE, THESE ARE ESSENTIAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP OUR KIDS GROW AND THRIVE.