2 Middletown Schools Hold 'Shopping Day' For School Supplies

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — According to the National Retail Association, the average family will spend $864 on school supplies for the 2022/2023 school year.

That is a high expense for anyone, but some local families right here in Middletown cannot afford to buy their children any new school supplies.

That's why — thanks to the generosity of Middletown residents and others in the Bayshore — IMA Urgent & Primary Care was able to collect more than $4,000 in back-to-school supplies. All of the supplies were dropped off to Ocean Avenue School and Bayview Elementary School in Middletown.

Both schools will set up a “shopping day” for students in need.

This is the fourth August in a row, IMA patients have kindly donated the school supplies.

“This year we were amazed at the generosity of IMA’s patients who generously donated to our back-to-school drive,” said IMA president and local Middletown physician Dr. Roger Thompson. "Helping local students start the year off with the supplies needed to achieve success is vital to their health and well-being."

IMA operates two urgent care centers and nine primary care offices located in eastern Monmouth County. IMA opened the area’s first medical walk-in urgent care in Shrewsbury more than 25 years ago and has since opened one additional walk-in urgent care in Middletown. Additionally, IMA operates a cardiology and diagnostics center located in Shrewsbury.

IMA is owned and operated by local doctors who live and practice in Monmouth County.