Communities In Schools of PBC to Host Back to School Extravaganza to Provide Free School Supplies

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - July 10, 2016 - PRLog -- Communities In Schools of Palm Beach County to Host BACK TO SCHOOL EXTRAVAGANZA to Provide Free School Supplies for Students in Royal Palm Beach and Wellington

Free Event for Grade School & High School Students will be Held from 1 to 4 pm on Sunday, August 7, at the Old Wellington Mall

(West Palm Beach, FL - July 8, 2016) Margaret Bagley, MNM, the Chief Executive Officer of Communities In Schools of Palm Beach County, Inc. (CIS), today announced that it would be hosting a BACK TO SCHOOL EXTRAVAGANZA to provide free school supplies for elementary and high school students who live in the communities of Royal Palm Beach and Wellington. This free event will be held on Sunday, August 7, from 1 to 4 pm, in the Center Court of Old Wellington Mall, located at 12794 Forest Hill Boulevard in Wellington.

"CIS is committed to keeping students in school and enabling them to successfully learn and prepare for life, so our goal for this event is to give a free backpack filled with back-to-school necessities to every local student who shows up," says Bagley, who offered special thanks to former Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria for donating the use of Old Wellington Mall to host the nonprofit organization's first BACK TO SCHOOL EXTRAVAGANAZA.

The three-hour event will conclude with a big raffle drawing in which parents/guardians accompanying their children can also win special gifts. Anyone wishing to make a tax deductible cash contribution ($25 will fill a backpack, $50 will cover both a backpack and school supplies) or donate gift certificates for products or services, can do so by calling Event Chair Renatta Espinoza at 561.471.9681.

About Communities In Schools of Palm Beach County

Since 1984, CIS has been "surrounding students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life." In the 2014-15 school year, for example, CIS served 1,768 students in five different schools: Roosevelt Leadership Academy for Young Men, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Gold Coast Academy, Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy, and Pahokee High School. In that year alone, CIS outcomes included a 0% drop out rate, an 85% promotion rate and an 89% graduation rate - based on a limited pool of 193 students served. For more information about Communities in Schools of Palm Beach County, please call 561.471.9681 or visit www.cispbc.org.

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Margaret Bagley, MNM

Communities In Schools of Palm Beach County

561.471.9681

mbagley@cispbc.org

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