RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of students in Palm Beach County will receive free, new school supplies next week thanks to the annual Tools for Schools program.
For the 20th year, , the ‘s free teacher resource store, partnered with Publix Super Markets to distribute more than $201,000 essential school supplies to teachers from 120 Title I district schools.
Teachers and principals drove up to the Red Apple supply store in Riviera Beach as early as 8 a.m. to receive the supplies from volunteers, forming a line long enough to wrap around the building and continue down the street.
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🍎🎉📚 Red Apple Supplies, free teacher resource store, is distributing over $200,000 worth of essential school supplies to teachers from 120 Title I District schools. This generous donation was made possible by Super Markets’ Tools for Schools program!💚
— The School District of Palm Beach County (@pbcsd)
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Dwayne Dennard, the principal of Pahokee middle and high schools, explains the importance of the free school supplies for his students.Dennard said 99% of the students in his two schools are on a free or reduced meal program, indicating a significant financial need.
“Without these supplies, a lot of our kids cannot reach their full potential,” Dennard said. “There are some kids that we lost because we didn’t have these types of supplies. It’s a great opportunity for parents and students with the way inflation is now.”
The supplies distributed included everything from notebooks to headphones and more.
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