Clean Out for Kids CampaignKick Off Earth Day Lead Partners: Orange and Lake County Public Schools

(Orange County, Fl) (April 19, 2010)
– The Give a Kid a Backpack organization is proud to announce its
county-wide recycling drive, the Clean Out for Kids Campaign. The recycling campaign will focus on coll...ecting and distributing
reusable school supplies within schools to provide needed materials
to local and international children. The campaign will kick-off
on Earth Day April 22, 2010. As of today the campaign will include eighty four
schools participating throughout Lake and Orange counties.Last school year, twenty five schools collected over 2800
pounds of reusable school supplies. Volunteers cleaned, sorted and
repackaged these school supplies for children
in need. Give a Kid a Backpack goals is to collect over 7000 lbs. of reusable supplies.



“Engaging students to give back to others and learning about recycling is important in their
development as responsible, caring citizens,” said Sandra Stacy Director of Give a Kid a Backpack.



Companies and individuals interested
in donating school supplies or receiving information should call (877)
452.7225 or log onto http://giveakidabackpack.org.