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Send a Rockville Student to School with New School Supplies
City of Rockville Collecting Donations for Back to School Jam
Rockville, Md., Aug. 4, 2011: The City of Rockville is collecting donations of new school supplies for the 11th Annual Back to School Jam. Each year, the event at Lincoln Park Community Center, 357 Frederick Avenue, distributes more than 450 Rockville students brand new backpacks filled with school supplies to help them to have a successful school year.
Donations of new school supplies including pencils, pens, notebooks, rulers, glue sticks, markers, crayons, etc. can be dropped off in collection boxes at the following locations:
The boxes will be available until Wednesday, Aug. 17.
This year's Back to School Jam is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 19, 6:30-9:30 p.m. The event features information tables from area schools and organizations, entertainment, and $1 backpacks filled with school supplies for students in grades K-12 who attend school in or live in the City limits. Proof of residency or school attendance is required.
The City of Rockville partners with Linkages to Learning, Rockville Housing Enterprises, Inc., and Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in support of the annual event.
For more information about donations or the event contact Yvette Yeboah, Lincoln Park Community Center supervisor at yyeboah@rockvillemd.gov or 240-314-8780.
