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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SEATTLE—Bartell Drugs and World Vision have teamed up for the “School Tools for Kids in Need” program, August 8 through September 5. Providing basic school supplies to schoolchildren in low-income neighborhoods, customers can purchase and donate supplies at any of Bartell Drugs 52 locations in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.
The program’s goal is to provide teachers with free School Supplies for children in their classes who are unable to afford basic school supplies. The local schools and children who will benefit from the program have already been identified by World Vision through their existing Kids in Need program. Seventy schools in the Puget Sound region are currently participating in the program.
Items needed for kits include packages of 10 count wooden pencils, pencil sharpeners, 24-packs of crayons, 12” rulers with metric measurements, packages of 12 count colored pencils, scissors, pencil sharpeners, wide rule paper, black and blue ink pens and pink gum erasers.
Family owned Bartell Drugs owns and operates 52 stores in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. The 114 year-old company is the nation's oldest drugstore chain.
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About Kids in Need
Through the Kids in Need program, World Vision distributes school supplies to students and teachers in economically challenged school districts in Seattle. These school supplies are donated by school and office supply companies and individuals within the local community. The Kids in Need program in Seattle is a partnership between World Vision, the Boeing Bluebills and SHOPA (School, Home, & Office Products Association).
About World Vision
Founded in 1950, World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization, serving the world’s poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries. World Vision maintains health, education, agriculture, water sanitation, and small business projects that help millions of people in their communities, helping transform the lives of children and families in need without regard to their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background. For more information, visit www.worldvision.org.
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