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Harbor One Bank Donates 400 Backpacks To West Elementary School
Other donated supplies included notebooks, pencils, folders, scissors, and much more.
STOUGHTON, MA — Harbor One Bank donated 400 backpacks and other school supplies to the West (soon to be Wilkins) Elementary School.
Other donated supplies included notebooks, pencils, folders, scissors, and much more. A full list of donated supplies can be found here.
" I want to thank Harbor One for their generosity to the West," Principal Lisa Whelan said. "Our kids will be so excited to see their backpacks filled with supplies on the first day."
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Harbor One Foundation President Jennifer White said Harbor One is proud to be able to help out. White said, "We're happy to do that and invest in education in the communities in which Harbor One employees live and serve."
According to the Stoughton School's official Twitter, there are still other supplies that parents may need to buy for their children.
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Thank you very much to Harbor One Bank for donating 400 backpacks with school supplies for all West School students once again for the 2018-2019 school year. See the list of donated supplies and supplies still needed to buy here: https://t.co/pTwtDNqqMv @west_wildcats @HarborOne pic.twitter.com/l3MVE5S8ER
— Stoughton Schools (@StoughtonPS) August 2, 2018
The first day of school for West Elementary students is September 5 with the exception of Kindergarten. Kindergarten starts on September 6.
Photos courtesy of Lisa Whelan
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