Bridges Outreach, Inc., in partnership with the Christ Child Society of Summit, distributed school supplies to 310 children on Thursday, August 25th and on Friday, August 26th at the Oakes Center in Summit. Any child in Summit who qualified for a free or reduced lunch was invited to receive a new backpack and any school supply they needed. Additionally, individual schools in Summit were supplied with additional backpacks and supplies to give to students as needed. “This was the first collaboration between Bridges and the Christ Child Society of Summit and it was a tremendous success. It can only get better next year,” commented Lois Bhatt, Bridges Executive Director. Bridges also distributed over 500 new backpacks to schools, shelters and libraries in Newark and Irvington for children in need.
New backpacks were purchased through contributions from individuals and grants from the Summit Area Public Foundation, the Community Congregational Church in Short Hills, the Carvel Foundation and the Victoria Fund and Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. Collections points at St. Teresa’s in Summit, Westy Storage in Chatham and Bridges brought donations of thousands of notebooks, pens, pencils, and other sundry school supplies from individuals, corporations, and houses of worship.
The Christ Child Society of Summit is a non denominational organization that provides aid and supplies to at-risk children in Summit and neighboring towns.
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