Tools4Schools Resource Day Success

Photo: Thank you for helping make this weekend's Tools4Schools Resource Day hosted by THE PLAYERS a success!  More than 500 lives were touched by your generosity this weekend.  Whether you were an organizer, a donor or a volunteer, please know that you made it possible for hundreds of deserving school children and families in St. John's County to get a much needed and positive head start to their school year.

Here’s a quick recap of the event "by the numbers:"

·        Approximately 10,000 items of clothing were given
out
·        600 toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste
(compliments of Colgate)
·        600 new backpacks full of school supplies
(compliments  of Walmart and PLAYERS)
·        625 vouchers for new shoes (compliments of PLAYERS)
·        500 packages of food (for a family of 4)
(compliments of Second Harvest)
·        200 haircut vouchers  (compliments of Hair Cuttery)
·        143 dental screenings (compliments of Colgate)
·        100+ volunteers
·        75 vision screenings (compliments of Vision is Priceless)
·        55 wellness exams  (compliments of Wolfson Children's
Hospital/Baptist Health)
·        45 haircuts  (compliments of Philosophy Hair Salon)
·        27 speech and hearing exams (compliments of Speech
and Hearing Center of Jacksonville)
·        20 school and sports physicals  (compliments of St.
Vincent's Mobile Outreach Ministry)

Thank you for helping make this weekend’s Tools4Schools Resource Day hosted by THE PLAYERS a success! More than 500 lives were touched by your generosity this weekend. Whether you were an organizer, a donor or a volunteer, please know tha

t you made it possible for hundreds of deserving school children and families in St. John’s County to get a much needed and positive head start to their school year.Here’s a quick recap of the event “by the number

s:”

· Approximately 10,000 items of clothing were given
out
· 600 toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste
(compliments of Colgate)
· 600 new backpacks full of school supplies

(compliments of Walmart and PLAYERS)
· 625 vouchers for new shoes (compliments of PLAYERS)
· 500 packages of food (for a family of 4)

(compliments of Second Harvest)
· 200 haircut vouchers (compliments of Hair Cuttery)
· 143 dental screenings (compliments of Colgate)
· 100+ volunteers
· 75 vision screenings (compliments of Vision is Priceless)
· 55 wellness exams (compliments of Wolfson Children’s
Hospital/Baptist Health)
· 45 haircuts (compliments of Philosophy Hair Salon

)
· 27 speech and hearing exams (compliments of Speech
and Hearing Center of Jacksonville)
· 20 school and sports physicals (compliments of St.
Vincent’s Mobile Outreach Ministry)