Thursday, July 09, 2009
Backpacks For Kids
MoonDog Embroidery is excited to again lend our support to the Northshore School District “Backpack For Kids” campaign July 16th to August 10th.
In addition to making a donation of new backpacks ourselves we are encouraging our customers to participate by offering several matching incentives and by being a designated donation site.
Throughout the campaign MoonDog Embroidery will match every backpack purchased in our store with a donated backpack. Customers who purchase a backpack from us to donate to the campaign will also receive a free backpack ornament.
There will be a special backpack display in our store so that customers can checkout and purchase some of our most popular styles. Customers are also free to select backpacks from our online catalog .
A large drop-off box will be setup in front of our cash wrap counter and local residents are encouraged to bring in new unused donations of backpacks and school supplies.
The Northshore School District serves a student population of approximately 20,000 students in the Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville communities. In the 2008-2009 school year more than 12% of the students qualified for free or reduced cost lunches. These are students from families that frequently cannot afford the basic school supplies their children need to succeed.
In it’s tenth annual “Backpacks for Kids” drive businesses and individuals in these communities donate time, money and supplies with a goal of providing 700 children with new backpacks filled with basic school supplies.
For complete event details please see the Northshore School District website.
