Back To School 2010 - Clothes for Kids Project Video Clips

The Corporate Volunteer Council of Valley United Way, has run another successful Back to School Clothes for Kids project. This year, 156 students from Mead and Prendergast Schools in Ansonia received their very own box of new clothing to begin their school year. Children were greeted by members of the Council along with cookies and lemonade donated by Dave M. Grant Caterer's.

The goal of the project is to provide new clothing to children in need at the start of the school year. Nationally, statistics show that many underprivileged children miss the first few days of school simply because they do not have new clothes to wear. The hope of the Council is that by providing the children with clothes and school supplies that they will be encouraged to do their best while receiving a boost to their self-esteem. CVC Companies strongly feel that the attendance of the children on the first day of school, attests to the fact that the program is a success. Higher percentages of attendance have been recorded. The 156 students received two new outfits, a coat or jacket, shoes and a backpack full of school supplies such as pens, pencils, paper and colorful markers

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