Students in Moorestown are more prepared for school now than they were 24 hours ago.
The Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club hosted an event where 160 backpacks were filled with school supplies, from folders to pencils, for Moorestown students in need in grades K-12.
The backpacks were delivered to Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development (MEND) and the school district during the event on Wednesday, August 17. Those groups will then deliver the backpacks to those in need.
The total value of the supplies is $7,200, and every member of the Rotary Breakfast Club participated.
Moorestown Board of Education members, including President Kathy Goldenberg,and Board Member Brandon Pugh, Mayor Phil Garwood and Deputy Mayor Victoria Napolitano participated in the event.
“This is a great event for the students, and will make their first day at school wonderful,” Moorestown Breakfast Rotary Club President Ben Blank said.
The program has been in place for over a two decades, according to Past President Aschoff.
Board Member, Rob Kastner, and Max Blank stuffing backpacks
