Nearly 1,500 AHC Students Starting School with Full Backpacks!
Thanks to generous community support, nearly 1,500 AHC students will start school with fully stuffed backpacks.
In Virginia, our Resident Services team is distributing 950 backpacks to elementary school students living at our Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church apartment communities. We are also delivering school supplies to middle and high school students.
Students (and their parents!) are delighted to receive the backpacks stuffed to the brim with notebooks, pens, pencils and more. Some, like the first-grade twins with red masks pictured above, are going to school for the first time in-person because of the pandemic and are thrilled to start fully prepared.
We are grateful to the many donors, volunteers, and community partners who are helping us reach so many students. Special thanks to the Arlington County Police Department for helping assemble the bags and to Rotary Club of Arlington and Episcopal Church of the Resurrection for donating backpacks. Much appreciation to the donors of the Volunteer Arlington Buy a Neighbor School Supplies Drive, which provided $1,500 for school supplies to middle and high school students.
In Maryland, Resident Services is also distributing hundreds of backpacks, along with housekeeping supplies, thanks to generous support and partners Amerigroup & Sinai Lifebridge Health. Events have been festive community gatherings, including free Italian Ice for all thanks to a Rita's food truck supplied by Comcast.
