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Friday, April 8, 2011
Group donates $1 million in school supplies
Dayton-based Crayons to Classrooms is preparing to celebrate $1 million worth of crayons, pencils, notebooks and other classroom tools.
The organization has distributed more than $1 million in free school supplies for needy students since 2009, said Executive Director Steve Rubenstein.
A party is set for 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Crayons to Classrooms, located in the Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley facility on Kuntz Road.
Crayons to Classrooms is an affiliate of Kids In Need Foundation, a national non-profit based in Moraine.
Crayons to Classrooms relies on donation school supplies and financial contribution from charitable foundationd, individuals and corporations.
Teachers from needy schools visit the organization’s warehouse and pick out school supplies for students. Rubenstein said the facility resembles an office supply store.
“The difference is there is no cash register at the end,” he said.
Crayons for Classrooms currently donates supplies for students 34 area schools.
Rubenstein said students at an additional 54 would qualify for the program because 70 percent of students at those schools could receive federally assisted lunches.
“We have reached this milestone, but there is still an awful lot of work to do,’ Rubenstein, said.
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