Schools
Fulton School Receives Donation from Burlington
The $5,000 donation will be split between all k-5 classroom teachers
In celebration of its new store opening in Tinley Park, Burlington Stores has donated $5,000 to Fulton School in District 146 to purchase school supplies. Burlington Stores teamed with national non-profit organization AdoptAClassroom.org to make this donation.
“On behalf of the Fulton School staff and District 146, I would like to thank Burlington and AdoptAClassroom.org for their generous donation to our school,” said Fulton Principal Megan Mitera. “Our teachers are very excited to purchase tools and supplies for their classrooms using this donation. We are very thankful for the support we received from Burlington and AdoptAClassroom.org.”
A representative from AdoptAClassroom.org contacted school administrators late this summer and helped secure the donation for Fulton. Each kindergarten through fifth grade classroom teacher will receive $250 to shop for supplies.
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Teachers will be able to order supplies and materials for their classrooms through AdoptAClassroom.org’s online vendor marketplace. Vendors include Staples, Lakeshore Learning, and Lego Education, offering teachers everything from pencils and crayons to educational books and manipulatives.
Each time Burlington opens a new store, they celebrate by funding a local elementary school in their store community in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org. The new Burlington store is now open at 16001 South Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.
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About District 146
Community Consolidated School District 146 is comprised of Central Middle School, Fierke Education Center, Fulton School, Kruse Education Center, and Memorial School. Students from Tinley Park, Orland Park, and Oak Forest attend District 146 schools.
About Burlington Stores
Burlington Stores, Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, is a nationally recognized off-price retailer with Fiscal 2020 net sales of $5.8 billion. The Company is a Fortune 500 company and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BURL.” The Company operated 784 stores as of the end of the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, in 45 states and Puerto Rico, principally under the name Burlington Stores. The Company’s stores offer an extensive selection of in-season, fashion-focused merchandise at up to 60% off other retailers' prices, including women’s ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, baby, beauty, footwear, accessories, home, toys, gifts and coats. For more, visit Burlington.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.
About AdoptAClassroom.org
AdoptAClassroom.org believes every child deserves the tools and materials they need to learn and succeed in school. The national, tech-based nonprofit connects donors and sponsors with PreK-12 teachers and schools to help equip more classrooms and students with school supplies. Since 1998, AdoptAClassroom.org has raised $57 million and supported more than 5.8 million students across the U.S. The 501(c)(3) holds the highest 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the highest transparency rating offered by GuideStar. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit www.adoptaclassroom.org.
