Meyer Jabara Hotels Helps Danbury Kids Get Back-To-School Ready!

 

Thanks to Meyer Jabara Hotels and several other businesses, more than 230 children were outfitted with supplies and necessities

United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) announced today that their Back-To-School Program in Danbury, which served 234 children this year, reflected an investment of $46,800 into the greater Danbury community.

According to the UWWC press release, Danbury’s Hayestown School on Tamarack Avenue graciously hosted UWWC’s Back-To-School Distribution Day on August 16. Thanks to the generosity of individuals and corporations in Danbury, this UWWC program continues to help children from struggling families start the new school year on a positive note with a new backpack filled with school supplies, toiletry items and a gift card for clothing purchases. This program is one of United Way’s signature initiatives that helps children from ALICE® households (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) and alleviates a very real strain for families living paycheck-to-paycheck.

“The children exude pure excitement when they come in to pick up their backpacks,” said Kimberly Morgan, UWWC Chief Executive Officer. “Their enthusiasm for the new school year is fueled by being fully prepared with all the materials they need, allowing them to start the school year with confidence. Our Back-To-School Program addresses a real financial concern for their families and a little extra breathing room in their household budgets at the start of the school year, which can be a busy and stressful time.”

The success of this program would not have been possible without the support of donors in our community, including private individual donors and the following greater Danbury companies:

  • Adecco
  • Bergman & Associates
  • Cartus
  • Crown World Mobility
  • Danbury Library
  • Dental Associates
  • DRS Technologies
  • Duracell
  • Lion's Club of Danbury
  • Medline
  • Meyer Jabara Hotel
  • Newtown Savings Bank
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Praxair
  • Savings Bank of Danbury
  • Spectrum Brands
  • Stanley Engineered
  • Union Savings Bank
  • UPS
  • UTC Aerospace Systems
  • Valley Presbyterian Church
  • Ventura Law
  • Waterworks
  • Webster Bank

To become involved in the Danbury Back-To-School Program, please contact Morgan Greening at 203-297-6736.

 

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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