El 30 de julio, Project GIFT de Southwire organizó su Sorteo anual de regreso a la escuela en Midway Church en Villa Rica, Georgia, distribuyendo más de 4,000 bolsas de suministros escolares a los miembros de la comunidad.

The event was drive-thru style, allowing community members to safely receive their bags of school supplies with a minimal amount of contact with others. Nearly 100 volunteers came together to serve more than 850 vehicles at the event.

“This year's Back to School Giveaway reminded us that there continues to be a need for this in our community,” said Wil Rainey, Project GIFT coordinator. “I'm proud of our Project GIFT volunteers and how they came together to make the event possible, and I'm excited to see how Back to School grows in the future.”

In addition to the bags distributed at the drive-thru event, 1,200 bags of school supplies were delivered directly to local nonprofits who support students throughout the west Georgia and east Alabama area, bringing the grand total to more than 5,300 bags of school supplies given away to community members and school systems.

Outside of the west Georgia area, Southwire’s Bremen, Denton, Florence, Huntersville and Honduras Plants and Fontana, Rancho and Starkville Customer Service Centers (CSCs) held in-person Back to School events with the help of Project GIFT volunteers, reinforcing the company’s commitment to supporting the communities in which it operates. At these events, volunteers distributed free bags of school supplies divided into separate offerings based on grade level – one set for K-3 and another for 4-12 students.

One of the company’s newest facilities in Medford, N.Y., will host its own in-person Back to School event on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Mariah Melis, project specialist, says that she looks forward to giving back to others and witnessing the event’s impact on the community.

"Knowing that I play a small part in helping children receive much-needed school supplies is truly humbling, and it makes you stop and think that not everyone is as lucky as you are,” said Melis. “I am thankful that Southwire provides us with the opportunity to make a difference in communities that need help the most, and I look forward to seeing the smiles on children’s faces as we help equip them for the upcoming school year."

Southwire’s Giving Back communities that did not host in-person events were also able to make a direct impact on local students by directly donating bags of school supplies to school systems in their respective communities. Entre todas las instalaciones de Southwire, se donó un total de 30,000 bolsas de útiles escolares como parte de la campaña de donaciones para el regreso a la escuela 2022.
 

If you would like more information about Back to School in Medford, please send an email to project.gift@southwire.com. Para obtener más información sobre el compromiso de retribuir de Southwire, visite https://www.southwire.com/sustainability/giving-back. Para obtener más noticias sobre Southwire, visite www.southwire.com/newsroom.