Helping Kids Start School with Supplies, Outfits

More than 600 local children are starting school stocked with supplies and even new clothes, thanks to a recent back-to-school campaign by Melville-based Henry Schein.

The program provided school essentials – from new first-day outfits to backpacks filled with classroom supplies, books and hygiene products – to students identified through social service organizations as the children return to school.

Now in its 17th year, the Melville event featured dinner, games, music, bouncy castles, arts and crafts, and more.

This year’s program was part of a bigger campaign at 28 Henry Schein locations, which helped more than 5,000 students in North America and this year, Spain.

Since its inception, more than 27,000 children have benefitted from the Henry Schein “Back to School” program. Henry Schein, a provider of healthcare products and services, runs the event for underserved communities through its global corporate social responsibility program.