School-Supply-Kit-Distribution-Press-Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 14, 2014 For more information, contact Danielle Dabbs, at (937) 528-6404 School Supply Kits will be Distributed to Students in Need DAYTON, OHIO – Dayton’s Crayons to Classrooms (DC2C), a free store for teachers, in partnership with L Brands will be distributing pre-packaged school supply kits to all K through th grade students at Louise Troy Elementary for back to school A special event will be held on Thursday, August 14 th at the Louise Troy Open House from 56:30pm PM at Louise Troy PreK-4 School, 1630 Miami Chapel Road, Dayton Representatives from L Brands and DC2C will be on hand to personally give each student a school supply kit filled with 30 different items to use during the 2014-2015 school year Over 350 kits will be distributed to students at the school Louise Troy PreK-4 School is part of the Dayton Public Schools district "These pre-packaged school supply kits allow many less fortunate students to have a complete set of school supplies for their classrooms," said Steve Rubenstein, executive director, Crayons to Classrooms "There are many of us that remember how exciting it was to have new school supplies such as notebooks, crayons, pens, and pencils that signaled the start of a new school year There are far too many children in our community who not get that experience These school supply kits and the financial gift from L Brands are amazing." Research shows that teachers spend between $500 and $1000 out of their own pocket on school supplies each year DC2C receives supplies and monetary donations from generous individuals and corporations to help relieve teachers of some of that burden Since their opening January 2009, they have distributed over million dollars in school supplies to teachers of students in need There are an estimated 35,700 students attending 104 under-funded schools the greater Dayton area that will return to school this year without basic school supplies About Crayons to Classrooms Crayons to Classrooms is a free resource center for teachers from under-funded preK-12 schools serving children who live in poverty in the Miami Valley area of Ohio In partnership with local businesses, individual donors, and community volunteers, Dayton's Crayons to Classrooms (DC2C) lifts at-risk children's level and love of learning by providing them the basic school supplies that are essential to academic achievement at no cost to the children's teachers, families, or schools DC2C is located in the Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley building at 1511 Kuntz Road in Dayton, Ohio Learn more at www.dc2c.org Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Crayons2Classrooms About L Brands L Brands, through Victoria's Secret, PINK, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel, is an international company The company operates 2,942 company-owned specialty stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and its brands are sold in about 600 franchised additional locations worldwide The company's products are also available online at www.VictoriasSecret.com, www.BathandBodyWorks.com, www.HenriBendel.com and www.LaSenza.com ###