STAMFORD, CT — The non-profit organization Back to School Shop held their annual event in Stamford today. Families lined up their cars at Davenport Ridge Elementary to pick up a backpack filled with school supplies. The event is usually a pop-up shop but, due to the Pandemic, it was a drive-through. Organizers say that more than 50% of elementary school kids in the city are economically disadvantaged and they want to make sure all kids have what they need to be successful at school.
STAMFORD — Back to School Shop, Inc., an all-volunteer community organization, held its sixth annual event on Sunday, August 30, at Davenport Ridge Elementary School in Stamford. Parents of nearly 350 children from the Stamford public elementary schools, who had been registered in advance by their school social workers, drove through the parking lot at appointed times to take delivery of backpacks full of school supplies, toiletries, hat, gloves, and a book. Parents were also given a $100 Target gift card for each child, to help them finish their back to school shopping. Families whose children were registered but not able to make it to the school on Sunday will have their items delivered to their elementary school for them.
STAMFORD — Back to School Shop, a community event organized to provide new school clothes and supplies to economically disadvantaged elementary school children in Stamford, will host its 6th annual event on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Davenport Ridge Elementary School. This year's event will be dramatically different than past events, due to safety concerns related to Covid-19.
