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160 Backpacks, $7,200 in School Supplies Collected During Moorestown Backpack Drive
Every member of the Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club participated in the drive.
Moorestown, NJ -- The Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club’s annual backpack stuffing drive brought in 160 backpacks filled with school supplies, from folders to pencils, worth $7,200 for Moorestown students in need in grades K-12.
Every member of the Rotary Breakfast Club participated in the drive, which took place at the Moorestown Community House on Wednesday.
Moorestown Board of Education members, including President Kathy Goldenberg and Board Member Brandon Pugh, along with Mayor Phil Garwood and Deputy Mayor Victoria Napolitano also participated in the event.
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The backpacks were delivered to Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development (MEND) and the school district during the event on Wednesday. Those groups will then deliver the backpacks to those in need.
“This is a great event for the students, and will make their first day at school wonderful,” Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club President Dr Ben Blank said.
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The program has been in place for over a two decades, according to Past President Scott Aschoff.
The attached images were provided by Scott Aschoff.
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