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Bailey's Rotary Distributes Backpacks to Local Schools

The Bailey's Rotary Club and Our Daily Bread team up to help needy students get school supplies.

The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads, in partnership with Fairfax-based Our Daily Bread (ODB), provided more than 500 backpacks stuffed with school supplies to three Fairfax County public schools — J.E.B. Stuart High School and Bailey’s Elementary School in Falls Church, and Glasgow Middle School in Alexandria — in time for the first day of school Sept. 4.

The partnership was formed to support the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) “Collect for Kids” effort, which works to provide school supplies to deserving students at county schools.

Efforts to purchase the backpacks and supplies began in August with the Bailey’s Rotary Club donating $1,500. Individual Rotarians also made generous contributions. Bailey’s Rotary members who donated and distributed the packs to schools included: Rotary president Susan Lydick, Ben Hester, Patricia Borowski, Karey Starnes, Michelle Peters, David Feld and Jim Holcombe.
Rotarians delivered the supplies to the schools Aug. 16. The backpacks were loaded with supplies by volunteers at the schools and given to students on the first day of class.

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Jennifer Rose, ODB development manager, Jenna McCabe and Becca Brummett coordinated the purchase of supplies. Alvin Gregorio, Larry Jamieson and Gloria Rubin ran the effort at Stuart High School. At Glasgow, Michelle Peters, Lindsay Blanken and Clara Compos managed the backpack drive. Nicole Yacubovich and Maria Demarest coordinated the efforts at Bailey’s Elementary. Jim Holcombe, A Bailey’s Rotarian and a teacher at Stuart High School was instrumental in coordinating the entire effort.

The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads has been actively serving the Bailey’s Community since 1977. The club supports Rotary Interact Clubs at Stuart High School and Glasgow Middle Schools. Bailey’s Rotary Club has several ongoing school programs at Bailey’s Elementary.

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For Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads membership information go to www.bxrrotary.org/. For information on “Collect for Kids” go to collectforkids.org. Visit www.odbfairfax.org for information on Our Daily Bread.

Editor's note: Thanks to Bob Polson for this reader submission!


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