The Philadelphia Young Republicans to Donate 330 Backpacks and Supplies to Philadelphia Elementary Students

Philadelphia,​ ​PA​​ ​-​ ​The​ ​Philadelphia​ ​Young​ ​Republicans​ ​are​ ​proud​ ​to​ ​announce​ ​that​ ​today,​ ​August​ ​30th, our​ ​shipment​ ​of​ ​330​ ​new​ ​backpacks​ ​with​ ​supplies​ ​arrived​ ​in​ ​Philadelphia!​ ​​ ​This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Philly​ ​YRs’​ ​1st Annual​ ​Back​ ​2​ ​School​ ​Drive!​ ​​ ​We​ ​will​ ​be​ ​distributing​ ​the​ ​backpacks​ ​and​ ​supplies​ ​to​ ​elementary​ ​schools throughout​ ​Philadelphia.​ ​The​ ​schools​ ​receiving​ ​the​ ​backpacks​ ​are​ ​listed​ ​below.
“I​ ​am​ ​very​ ​proud​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Philadelphia​ ​Young​ ​Republicans​ ​who​ ​supported​ ​this​ ​project”​ ​said​ ​Ross​ ​Wolfe, Chairman​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Philadelphia​ ​Young​ ​Republicans.​ ​“The​ ​political​ ​climate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​country​ ​right​ ​now​ ​is​ ​such that​ ​people​ ​forget​ ​that​ ​politics​ ​should​ ​start​ ​and​ ​stop​ ​with​ ​helping​ ​the​ ​community.​ ​With​ ​this​ ​project,​ ​the Philly​ ​YRs​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​directly​ ​assist​ ​those​ ​in​ ​our​ ​community​ ​who​ ​need​ ​the​ ​most​ ​help.”
The​ ​backpacks​ ​and​ ​supplies​ ​were​ ​purchased​ ​after​ ​a​ ​successful​ ​fundraising​ ​campaign​ ​that​ ​was​ ​launched​ ​in mid-August​ ​with​ ​a​ ​goal​ ​of​ ​providing​ ​35​ ​children​ ​with​ ​backpacks.​ ​After​ ​just​ ​9​ ​days​ ​of​ ​online​ ​and​ ​offline fundraising,​ ​enough​ ​money​ ​was​ ​raised​ ​from​ ​Philadelphia​ ​and​ ​PA​ ​donors​ ​to​ ​purchase​ ​330​ ​backpacks​ ​with supplies.
“We​ ​are​ ​very​ ​thankful​ ​to​ ​be​ ​in​ ​a​ ​position​ ​to​ ​hand​ ​out​ ​330​ ​backpacks​ ​just​ ​in​ ​time​ ​for​ ​the​ ​17-18​ ​school​ ​year. As​ ​Ross​ ​stated,​ ​we​ ​are​ ​very​ ​proud​ ​to​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​directly​ ​assist​ ​those​ ​in​ ​our​ ​community​ ​who​ ​need​ ​help” said​ ​Bryan​ ​Leib,​ ​Treasurer​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Philadelphia​ ​Young​ ​Republicans,​ ​who​ ​spearheaded​ ​the​ ​project.​ ​”I​ ​want to​ ​give​ ​a​ ​special​ ​thank​ ​you​ ​to​ ​our​ ​donors​ ​who​ ​stepped​ ​up​ ​to​ ​support​ ​the​ ​PYRs​ ​and​ ​330​ ​elementary students!”
School​ ​Distribution​ ​List: Powell​ ​School​ ​(301​ ​N​ ​36th​ ​St),​ ​Lea​ ​School​ ​(4700​ ​Locust​ ​St),​ ​Penn​ ​Alexander​ ​(209​ ​Spruce​ ​St),​ ​John Walsh​ ​Elementary​ ​(2331​ ​N​ ​4th​ ​St),​ ​Olney​ ​Elementary​ ​(5301​ ​N​ ​Water),​ ​Thurgood​ ​Marshall​ ​School​ ​(5120 N​ ​6th​ ​St),​ ​Edward​ ​T.​ ​Steel​ ​School​ ​(4301​ ​Wayne​ ​Ave),​ ​Munoz​ ​Marin​ ​(3300​ ​N​ ​3rd​ ​St),​ ​Tacony​ ​Academy Elementary​ ​(1330​ ​Rhawn​ ​Street),​ ​Loesch​ ​Elementary​ ​(595​ ​Tomlinson​ ​Rd.),​ ​Southwark​ ​School​ ​(1835​ ​S​ ​9​th St),​ ​Wissahickon​ ​Charter​ ​School​ ​(4700​ ​G.​ ​Wissahickon​ ​Ave).

 

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