News | Press Release
School Tools supply drives to benefit local
low-income school children
Rancho Cucamonga, CA (July 27, 2007) – Inland Empire
United Way (IEUW) is working with local partners Rancho
Cucamonga Quakes and Victoria Gardens to host School Tools
Supply Drives to collect new school supplies for local
low-income school children.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and United Way are hosting a “Stuff the
Truck” Supply Drive on Friday, August 10 at the Epicenter in
Rancho Cucamonga. While fans attend the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
vs. Inland Empire 66ers game, they are encouraged to bring a
donation of new school supplies to help kids in need. AM 1510
will be reporting from the “SPA Community Curiser” live
throughout the event. There will be fireworks after the game.
While game time is 7:05 p.m., game attendees are invited to drop
off donations starting at 6 p.m. Game tickets can be purchased
at the Epicenter or online at
www.rcquakes.com.
Victoria Gardens and the Inland Empire United Way will partner
to host a “Stuff the Van” School Tools Supply Drive on Saturday,
August 11 from Noon to 5 p.m. at Victoria Gardens’ Chaffey Town
Square.
“Victoria Gardens and the Inland Empire United Way are
partnering together to make this school year the best one yet
with plenty of supplies for students in our local schools,” said
Glenn C. Miller, Director of Marketing for Victoria Gardens.
“Each year, devoted teachers choose to spend about $1,000 of
their own money to purchase basic supplies for their students.
We are asking the community to donate new school supplies,
primarily “The Basic 10” items, which include pencils, pens,
crayons, markers, glue (stick and bottles), spiral notebooks,
loose-leaf paper, scissors, colored pencils and erasers.”
The first 200 guests to donate at least five items from “The
Basic 10” in a single donation will receive a $15 gift
certificate to Rock Mountain Chocolate Factory. Guests at the
event will also enjoy family-friendly entertainment including
K-FROG 95.1 FM Radio. Ontario Dodge will provide the van in
which School Tools supplies will be stuffed.
“Inland Empire United Way is excited for the upcoming supply
drives to kick off the start of the school year,” said Lorraine
Ousley, KidSmart Director at Inland Empire United Way. “All of
the donated supplies will benefit low-income children and
classrooms. Please visit our website if your company or
organization is interested in supporting low-income children by
hosting a supply drive or other event.”
The School Tools Supply Drives will benefit the Inland Empire
United Way’s KidSmart initiative, which improves the lives of
underprivileged children ensuring they come to school well fed,
ready to learn and equipped with the necessary tools to learn.
More than half of the students in San Bernardino County public
schools are enrolled in the federal free and reduced meal
programs.
The School Tools program provides low-income children with new
school supplies, giving them an opportunity to learn and
succeed. The School Tools Teacher Resource Center (TRC) invites
teachers from select schools to receive supplies for their
students and classrooms, free of charge. During the 2006-07
school year, 388 teachers visited the School Tools TRC, and
nearly $200,000 worth of new school supplies were distributed to
11,600 students.
Contact:
Lorraine Ousley,
KidSmart Director, Inland Empire United Way, (909) 980-2857 ext.
203
Victoria Gardens is a 1.5-million-square-foot, open-air,
regional town center located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, at
the intersection of I-15 and Foothill Boulevard. The shopping
center is anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, AMC Theatres 12 and the
Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, and features more than 170
premier shops, restaurants and the Rancho Victoria Food Hall, as
well as 40,000 square feet of Class-A office space. For hours of
operation, directions or other information, visit
www.victoriagardensIE.com. Victoria Gardens is a joint
development of Forest City Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded
(NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) national real estate company, and Lewis
Retail Centers, a member of the Lewis Group of Companies, one of
the nation’s largest privately-held real estate organizations.
Inland Empire United Way
The Inland Empire United Way (IEUW)’s KidSmart Initiative
improves the lives of underprivileged children by ensuring they
come to school well fed, ready to learn, and equipped with tools
to learn and succeed. KidSmart partners with schools, companies,
organizations and volunteers to accomplish this goal through it
programs; Kids Pack, Kids Cafe and School Tools. IEUW engages a
caring community to respond to human need by helping
disadvantaged kids succeed in school, providing easy access to
health and social services, developing opportunities for
volunteers to create positive change, and strengthening
financial stability opportunities for low-income families and
individuals.
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