Project Backpack & Safe Seats
for Kids 2015
The Amherst, Pelham and Regional Public Schools in collaboration
with community partners are proud to announce Project Backpack & Safe Seats for
Kids 2015.
Backpacks will be distributed on August 20 & 21 from
the ARPS Family Center (170 Chestnut Street) from 9am-3pm each day.
In its sixth year, Project Backpack supports
income-eligible students in Grades PreK-12 to acquire necessary and
grade-appropriate school supplies and is designed around the social justice
commitment of the Amherst-Pelham and Regional Public Schools. Project
Backpack aspires toward equity of access, inclusion, respect and
community-building. New backpacks and school supplies will be accepted from
June 1-August 1 and can be dropped off at the ARPS Family Center.
Backpacks and supplies will be distributed on August 20-21. The ARPS Family
Center staff will oversee the distribution process. In addition, Safe Seats
for Kids is supported by the Amherst Police Department, Amherst Fire
Department, University of Massachusetts Police Department and Safe Kids of
Western Massachusetts/Baystate Children’s Hospital. Officers will install new
infant and toddler car seats on August 20-21 from 9am-3pm at the ARPS
Family Center located within Amherst Regional Middle School (170 Chestnut St).
“Our goal is to help ease the financial burden the start of the
school year can mean for many families,” states Superintendent Maria Geryk. “Project
Backpack is a great success due in part to the generosity of individuals
and community partners. In 2014, over 465 backpacks with supplies were
distributed and over 60 car seats were installed. I am deeply grateful for the
community’s support of this initiative.”
School Supplies List
Pre-K- 5th Grade: new
backpacks, spiral notebooks, erasers, 2-pocket folders, glue sticks, markers,
crayons, pencils, pens (blue/black/red), colored pencils, pencil sharpeners,
pencil cases, bookmarks, rulers
6th -12th Grade: new
backpacks, assignment pads, notebooks, loose leaf paper, 2-pocket folders,
3-ring binders, 3-ring pencil cases, highlighters, post-it notes, index cards,
calculators (basic, scientific, or graphing), flash drives, pens
(blue/black/red), pencils, combination locks for lockers
The mission of the Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools is to provide
all students with a high quality education that enables them to be contributing
members of a multiethnic, multicultural, pluralistic society. We seek to create
an environment that achieves equity for all students and ensures that each
student is a successful learner, is fully respected, and learns to respect
others.
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