July 19, 2017 / by Laurie.Merrill Photos by Travis Neely GCU News Bureau A herd of purple-clad GCU staff, professors and students were among the many volunteers who participated on the second day of the annual Back to School Clothing Drive. Some volunteers at GCU Arena helped children fill enormous bags with clothing and other goodies while [...]
http://www.azfamily.com/story/35880279/back-to-school-clothing-drive-empowers-valley-students-in-need PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - With the first day of school around the corner, 1 in 5 Valley students won’t be prepared with new clothes or classroom supplies. "They do not have the funds; the money is not there," said Brenda Nelson, the founder of Academy of Excellence. Nearly half of the students at Nelson’s school come from low-income [...]
http://glendaledailyplanet.com/backtoschool-clothing-drive-celebrates-years-of-service-p1006-95.htm Back-to-School Clothing Drive Celebrates 50 years of service Estimated 531,000 students served! By Bette and Ed Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet Back-to-School Clothing Drive (BTSCD) has helped to break down barriers to early childhood school success by providing new school uniforms and outfits, backpacks and school supplies to k-6 grade children in need, statewide. These children are [...]
Gov. Doug Ducey will join the 3,000 volunteers helping children pick out new clothes and classroom supplies at the 21st Annual Back to School Clothing Drive New Clothes, New Beginnings summer distribution. The event takes place July 13–16 beginning at 7:45 a.m. daily at Grand Canyon University Arena. The governor will be shopping with Valley elementary school children from 9–10 a.m. [...]
