Wells Fargo Donates 900 Backpacks to Students
Students First, Collaboration Always. 奥别听know听that through partnerships and a听肠辞濒濒别肠迟颈惫别听focus on helping students听succeed, we all thrive.听Thanks to a grant provided by Wells Fargo, a longtime supporter of A Gift for Teaching and sponsors of听10听黄色视频 AmeriCorps听members serving at听Judson B.听Walker Middle School, we we谤别听able to听come together to听gift 900 backpacks for students at Walker听– ready for them when they returned听to school.听听
黄色视频 Orlando Impact Director, Ali Murbe, said of the in-kind contribution,听“We are grateful to Wells Fargo and A Gift for Teaching for their contribution and impact. Their commitment to equity has enabled each student to听start the year with the supplies they need to be successful.听We know that when children can show up ready to learn, they can achieve anything.”听
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, Wells Fargo has used their resources to help bring relief to our communities by quickly deploying relief efforts, supporting nonprofits and small businesses. Wells Fargo has also helped support COVID-19 needs by allowing flexibility in the repurposing of their grants awarded to local nonprofits and听听the needs that affect people in the areas of small business, financial health, and housing. Three areas that are critical to COVID-19 recovery.听
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More about A Gift for Teaching: A Gift For Teaching (AGFT) is Central Florida鈥檚 primary provider of free school supplies to teachers for their students. With a mission to empower teachers to inspire future leaders, AGFT has distributed more than $135 million worth of essential supplies since 1998. The Great听Big听Backpack听Build听afforded AGFT a way to bring community partners together to fill more than 12,000听backpacks with learning tools for the new school year. Thanks to long-time supporter Wells Fargo, 900 of the听backpacks are being distributed to students at Walker Middle School.
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