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Local AT&T Pioneers Donate Over 650 New Backpacks to Milwaukee Elementary School Students

August 27, 2016

‘Tools for Learning Project’ Provides Backpacks Filled with School Supplies to Needy Students

att-pioneers-volunteer-network-logoOver 650 Milwaukee elementary school students have new backpacks filled with school supplies for the new school year, thanks to a donation today from the Milwaukee area AT&T Pioneers.

The AT&T Pioneers visited seven Milwaukee schools to donate the new backpacks and school supplies as part of their annual “Tools for Learning Project.”  Each year, the Pioneers work to raise money, purchase supplies, and stuff backpacks to help needy students start the school year fully supplied and ready to learn.

“Through our Tools for Learning Project, the AT&T Pioneers are making sure hundreds of students have the supplies they need to achieve and succeed in the classroom,” said Scott T. VanderSanden, president of AT&T Wisconsin.  “For some families, shopping for new backpacks and school supplies is not always an option. The AT&T Pioneers have stepped up to help these students have the tools they need to be successful in school.”

Members of the Broadway AT&T Pioneers chapter donated backpacks and supplies to the following seven Milwaukee elementary schools:

  • Marvin E. Pratt Elementary School
  • Elm Creative Arts School
  • Brown Street Academy
  • Clarke Street School
  • St. Aemilian
  • Siloah Lutheran School
  • Starms Discovery School

“As a new school year starts, these backpacks and supplies will help hundreds of Milwaukee students be prepared and be successful in the classroom,” said State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee).  “I applaud volunteers like the AT&T Pioneers for stepping up to meet the needs of our students.”

Last year, the AT&T Pioneers donated nearly over 650 new backpacks to 7 elementary schools in the Milwaukee area.  The AT&T Pioneers are a local organization of employees and retirees who volunteer their time to various community causes.

For more information, contact:              

Jessica Erickson, AT&T

608.692.5340

Jessica.Erickson@att.com

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