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Pay it forward during back to school season
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Community & Current Events
Pay it forward during back to school season
Get back-to-school ready, and send a child overseas to school, too!
With two teacher-parents in our household, back-to-school shopping was a big deal for us as kids. It took the sting off the sad end of summer and, as boys, we always needed new gear after a year of juice-box explosions and soiled backpacks.
This year, we've been overwhelmed by the response from Canadian school kids during Free the Children's "Year of Education." They recognize how fortunate they are to have problems like homework and quizzes. They want to help remove the education barriers facing 57 million primary-age children around the world who don't attend school.
We're excited to announce that Staples and Me to We have partnered with ACCO to simplify socially conscious shopping with a line of eco-friendly school supplies that include lunch bags, pencil pouches and backpacks made with recycled pop bottles. While these are essential for back-to-school season in Canada, clean water, medicine, farm seeds and healthful lunches are imperative to a child hoping to go to school in a developing community.
We're putting these two back-to-school realities together, so that Canadian students can help their peers overseas get an education, too.
All products come with unique eight-digit codes for buyers to track where their purchases made a difference in Free the Children communities overseas. Each purchase helps break down the barriers to education.
Now Canadian kids can go back to school in sustainable style—and make a world of difference.
Craig and Marc Keilburger are founders of Free The Children and Me to We.
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With two teacher-parents in our household, back-to-school shopping was a big deal for us as kids. It took the sting off the sad end of summer and, as boys, we always needed new gear after a year of juice-box explosions and soiled backpacks.
This year, we've been overwhelmed by the response from Canadian school kids during Free the Children's "Year of Education." They recognize how fortunate they are to have problems like homework and quizzes. They want to help remove the education barriers facing 57 million primary-age children around the world who don't attend school.
We're excited to announce that Staples and Me to We have partnered with ACCO to simplify socially conscious shopping with a line of eco-friendly school supplies that include lunch bags, pencil pouches and backpacks made with recycled pop bottles. While these are essential for back-to-school season in Canada, clean water, medicine, farm seeds and healthful lunches are imperative to a child hoping to go to school in a developing community.
We're putting these two back-to-school realities together, so that Canadian students can help their peers overseas get an education, too.
All products come with unique eight-digit codes for buyers to track where their purchases made a difference in Free the Children communities overseas. Each purchase helps break down the barriers to education.
Now Canadian kids can go back to school in sustainable style—and make a world of difference.
Craig and Marc Keilburger are founders of Free The Children and Me to We.
Want to volunteer but you're worried about your busy schedule? Learn how to make time for volunteering.
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