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Volunteers will fill up hundreds of bookbag with school supplies for youth in-need!
Be Strong International, an award-winning non-profit organization that serves youth and families in South Florida, will host its annual Back-to-School Strong Event where selfless volunteers will have the opportunity to help pack hundreds of bookbags filled with school supplies that will later be distributed to underserved communities and neighborhoods. The all-day event will be held on Friday, July 28th from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. at Venture X Café Palmetto Bay 9555 SW 175th Ter, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157.
This once-in-a-year event will directly benefit youth and families who might not have the financial liberty to buy new school supplies for the upcoming school year. During this time, Be Strong International and its volunteers expect to pack over 1,000 bookbags along with school supplies such as notebooks, binders, writing materials, colored pencils, rulers and much more. With the generosity of the sponsors and the compassionate spirit of the volunteers, this event will be a celebration of giving, while seeing first-hand the tremendous impact their efforts will make in the lives of youth and families all throughout local underserved communities.
“As a local organization, we want to join forces with other local community leaders and work together to provide all the tools and resources necessary to see the children from underserved communities thrive”, said Michelle Shirley, CEO & Chief Heart Officer of Be Strong International. “As prices continue to rise and resources become less available, families in neglected communities are having to purchase bookbags and numerous school supplies for their children amid uncertain times. It is our job as community champions to step up and provide these resources to those who need it most,” concluded Shirley.
During the event, sponsors and volunteers will come together as one for a meaningful purpose: to fully equip the under-resourced children of local communities in Miami-Dade County for the upcoming school year. This event will be possible with the amazing support of our main sponsors T-Mobile and Mosquito Joe.
Interested in donating school supplies to support a local child in your community? Check out our Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1Q4JF16V6K6XG/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
For more information and updates, follow Be Strong International on social media @bestrongintl or through their website https://bestrongintl.org
For inquiries about the Back-to-School Strong Event 2023 or to arrange an interview, contact Monika Sanchez at monika@bestrongintl.org or Nathalia Tasama at nathalia@bestrongintl.org
About Be Strong International
Be Strong International is an award-winning nonprofit organization that provides holistic educational services and resources to families in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, bringing them from brokenness to wholeness by helping them develop healthy relationships and positive life skills. Founded in 1992 by Mrs. Althea McMillan, a retired Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher, it is now led by Michelle Shirley, CEO and Chief Heart Officer. Be Strong International’s Heart Skillstm programs teach families how to make better decisions about relationships, money, work, and family life. In addition, Be Strong International partners with other institutions to offer events that will directly help the communities it serves, such as food drives and back-to-school supply drives. Known for its transformational workplace culture, Be Strong International has been selected as one of the Best Places to Work by the South Florida Business Journal.
