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Each year, thousands of North Texas families inward require combat to supply adequate clothing, food, supplies together with medical coverage for their children. I was pleased to hold out a operate of this year's dorsum to schoolhouse effect on Wednesday, August 17, Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities teamed upward alongside Belk together with Dallas ISD to supply students of 2 underserved Dallas ISD schools alongside build novel uniforms, dental together with vision screenings, well for yous groceries to stimulate got home, together with much more. “To attain your dreams, yous must attain a foundation for success together with that begins alongside teaching together with practiced health. Families shouldn’t require to pick out betwixt clothes, medical services together with other basic needs. This year’s dorsum to schoolhouse effect was a truthful community partnership together with shows how committed leaders inward Dallas are to helping local students showtime the schoolhouse twelvemonth attain to learn. Pat together with I are together with then pleased to consider together with then many community partners come upward together to assist these children showtime the schoolhouse twelvemonth off alongside novel wearing apparel together with glasses, total bellies, together with a well for yous smile.” said Emmitt Smith. The Ellis Davis Field House, located at 9191 South Polk Street, was converted into a “pop-up shop” to supply a especial shopping sense for students at John Neely Bryan Elementary School together with Boude Storey Middle School. The Dallas Mavericks Foundation provided giveaways together with entertainment, along alongside 10 passes for 2 to in-season games. The Carter High School Marching Band, the Thomas Jefferson’s Modern Band, Mavs Dancers, the Mavs Drumline together with representatives from the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders provided alive music together with amusement during the registration process.
Belk provided to a greater extent than than $50,000 inward uniforms to outfit to a greater extent than than 1,200 students together with then they tin showtime the schoolhouse twelvemonth alongside confidence together with enthusiasm, too every bit alleviate the burden of purchasing these novel items for their parents who may hold out struggling to build ends meet. This is the tertiary twelvemonth Belk has supported the initiative. To date, Belk has partnered alongside Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities to supply to a greater extent than than 3,600 uniforms, a value of to a greater extent than than $177,000, for Dallas ISD students. Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities was pleased to deepen the comport on of this effect alongside additional community partners who are committed to providing critical services to Dallas families inward need. DECA Dental provided onsite dental screenings together with is offering follow upward services for all children for half dozen months; TONI&GUY Hair Salon together with San Francisco Barbershop of Dallas provided haircuts; together with The Essilor Vision Foundation provided on-site screenings together with novel spectacles for children inward need. Albertsons/Tom Thumb served tiffin to every household unit of measurement that attended, too every bit sending each household unit of measurement habitation alongside a pocketbook of well for yous groceries together with non-perishable food.
Dignitaries together with Corporate supporters included: • doc Michael Hinojosa - Dallas ISD Superintendent of Schools • Senator Royce West • doc Lew Blackburn - Dallas ISD Board President • Toni Cordova - Dallas ISD Chief of Communications • Leslie Williams - Dallas ISD Executive Director of Intensive Care Network Schools (Boude Storey together with John N. Bryan) • doc Cynthia Wilson – Dallas ISD Chief of Staff • Marlene Norcross – Vice President together with Regional Manager for Belk. As the publicist for PESC, I was inward accuse of leading media coverage for the event. It was slap-up to consider together with then many local media outlets similar FOX 4, CBS, WFAA, the Dallas Morning News, Oak Cliff Advocate and Inspire 'N Style out to smooth a spotlight on this event. To acquire to a greater extent than most the piece of job of Pat & Emmitt smith charities, visit http://www.emmittsmith.com/pat-and-emmitt-smith-charities
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