FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Kristin Derlunas
Northern Virginia Family Service
Community & Media Relations
703-219-2123, kderlunas@nvfs.org


Non-Profit Gets Ready to Stuff Some Backpacks
Northern Virginia Family Service Announce the Start of the 2007 Back-to-School

Oakton, VA, July 3, 2007- Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS), an organization deeply devoted to serving families and children, announced that their annual Back-to-School Drive has begun! This annual event provides school supplies to hundreds of needy children in the local area. NVFS is seeking help from the community to make this year’s drive a success.

“Providing children with the necessary school supplies not only helps them start the academic year off right, but it also prepares them with the tools they need to be successful students,” said Drive Coordinator and Volunteer Management Intern Margaret Graybeal. “Anybody is capable of making a difference in the life and future of a child.”

Through this Back-to-School Drive, NVFS has helped hundreds of children from low-income families prepare for the school year by equipping them with new schools supplies. The children being served this year are clients of NVFS and come from various backgrounds and age groups (preschool through high school).

Participants will receive a child’s first name, age, gender and grade level, and suggested schools supplies. Donations include a backpack full of the necessary school supplies such as paper, pencils, markers, and pens. Gift cards and monetary donations are also accepted. Donations must be delivered to the Oakton office of NVFS by August 3rd so that the backpacks and supplies can be delivered to the children in time for the first day of school.

For more information on how to donate, please call 703-219-2174.

Established in 1924, Northern Virginia Family Service is a private, non-profit community service resource dedicated to helping individuals and families find new paths to self-reliance and brighter futures. Each year, NVFS helps more than 23,000 people find affordable housing, counseling and child care; access to low-cost medical and dental services; foster and respite care, job training; trauma recovery; and much more. For more information, visit www.nvfs.org.

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