Empty School Bag Project for Helping Hands for the Homeless & Hungry, Inc.

Helping
Hands for the Homeless & Hungry, Inc.

We
are pleased to announce that Helping Hands for the Homeless & Hungry, Inc.,
a Rye-based 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, will hold our 26th Annual Empty
School Backpack project on August 12th and 13th.  This
will take place in the Resurrection Church basement, at 910 Boston Post Road,
Rye, New York.

Our
goal is to provide 2,000 new backpacks, each filled with 18 school items for
grades K through 12.  New
this year, Helping Hands will provide a scientific calculator for middle and
high school students.  These backpacks will be
distributed to underprivileged students, many residing in homeless shelters,
through 19 of our partner agencies throughout lower Westchester County.

How
can you make a difference? It’s easy! Here are two ways to join us:

1.    Make
a Donation - The Backpack Project is funded entirely by donations from our
annual appeal. Just $25 will provide one ‘school ready’ backpack – that
is incredible!  With a goal of providing 2000 backpacks this year, funds
are critical.  Donations can be made through our website: www.helpinghandsrye.org
or via mail (Helping Hands for the Homeless & Hungry, Inc., P.O. Box 982,
Rye, New York 10580).

2.    Volunteers
- Volunteers are needed on Monday, August 12th from 10:00am - noon
to unload and set up supplies and backpacks, and on Tuesday August 13th from
10:00am - noon to fill empty school bags. Tuesday, the day to fill the
backpacks, is a better day for young children to help out.  Community
service hours are available to students who request a form.  Volunteers
are needed for both days.

Since 1987, this event has
enabled over 21,000 students to start their school years with all the supplies
they need to succeed. You, our community, have given generously every year.
Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child. 



Please visit our website: www.helpinghandsrye.org,
email us at helpinghandsrye@gmail.com, or call Susan
Salice at (914)
980-3511 with any questions.