After delivering supplies to 15 CPS Schools, last Thursday and Friday, I came away with some lasting impressions which I want to share with you. To say the least, it was a pleasure to work with all those people we encountered last week.
To a person, each Principal and/or School Laison who we met last week were thrilled with our arrival. They were stunned with the huge quantity and array of school supplies. Some of them called later in the day, after actually opening the boxes, to voice their appreciation. A couple of long-term principals remarked that they had never gotten this type of aid in all the years that had worked in the CPS system.
I remarked to a couple of volunteers that I felt all 15 schools were grateful for our assistance and that Schools Count would certainly want to aid them again next fall.
Don't get me wrong, I know that much remains to be done in the schools to help the students; receiving support at home, getting the proper nutrition, being provided with a safe neighborhood environment in addition to needing more educational resources. But I do know this...we were able to help 7,000 students, their families and teachers get the year off on the right foot.
Many thanks to all of you who made this possible!
Dick
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