Wyandanch Students Receive Backpacks Loaded With School Supplies

From PSEG Long Island: Tonya Simmons (far L) of the PSEG Long Island Outreach Council delivers new school supplies to the Wyandanch Community Resource Center.

(Uniondale, NY—August 31, 2018)—Nearly 400 area school children will head to school in style this September, thanks to the generosity of PSEG Long Island employees. Throughout the summer, employees in all of PSEG Long Island’s offices were encouraged to donate school supplies to the volunteer-based PSEG Long Island Employee Outreach Council’s (EOC) annual school supply drive.

Thousands of boxes of crayons, pencils and pens, notebooks and binders, rulers, scissors, and other goodies were collected and packed by two dozen employee volunteers.

The various back-to-school items were loaded into backpacks and distributed by PSEG Long Island employee volunteers to a variety of grassroots agencies and organizations across Long Island and the Rockaways for area school children.

“I am continuously amazed by the generosity and thoughtfulness of our employees,” said Nancy Campo, president of PSEG Long Island’s Employee Outreach Council. “Every year we put the call out and every year, they come through with generous donations for our area school kids and a willingness to pitch in and get the job done.”

The backpacks were swiftly scooped up and dropped off at local food pantries, outreach centers and other organizations that help children and families, including the Wyandanch Community Resource Center.

According to the annual Backpack Index, prepared by Ohio-based Huntington Bank and the national Communities in Schools dropout prevention program, the cost of school supplies can have a significant impact on parents, especially those struggling to make ends meet. In 2018, supplies are estimated to cost:

• $637 for elementary school children
• $941 for middle school children
• $1,355 for high school students

The PSEG Long Island Employee Outreach Council’s mission is to coordinate support for the specific needs of the communities it serves, in order to build and strengthen connections between PSEG Long Island, its employees and its neighbors.

PSEG Long Island is committed to giving back to the people and the communities it serves. Employee engagement on Long Island and the Rockaways is a top priority for the company. PSEG Long Island employees have taken up the responsibility to get involved with local charity events and organizations through its Community Partnership Program. In 2017, PSEG Long Island participated in 1,100 events supporting more than 400 organizations, for more visit, https://www.psegliny.com/inthecommunity/communitypartnership

Photo courtesy of PSEG Long Island