Fundraising initiative provided $3100 for backpacks with school supplies

Bristol, PA, September 1 2021: — Today, Fellah Auto Group, the 3-location pre-owned vehicle dealer, announced their pledged donation with the charitable organization Cradles to Crayons. The Ready for Learning initiative provides tens of thousands of backpacks with school supplies. The backpacks contain clothing, shoes, and more, which are then distributed to kids in need, giving them the tools and confidence they need to learn and succeed.
 

For every vehicle sold between July 1, 2021 and August 20, 2021, a donation was made to Cradles to Crayons to support the Ready for Learning Initiative, which will provide children in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester Counties. $20 per vehicle purchased was donated totaling for $3100 to area children!

All customers who purchase a vehicle during this time period were entered into a Back to School gift card raffle, with three top prizes. Congratulations to our winners: Brett, Danielle, and Douglas!

From Shai Fellah, managing partner: “All of us at Fellah Auto Group are excited to be a part of this effort to help local children get back to learning.  We are thrilled that Molly at C2C has allowed us to become a partner for this initiative”.  

“We care and we listen to our customers, the Fellah Family.  What we’ve learned is that our clients want to support programs that are community-focused.  The pandemic has impacted children’s education, and we feel we can make a difference”, added partner Asi Fellah.

From Molly Boyd, Senior Manager of Corporate Engagement at Cradles to Crayons: “We appreciate you all so much- Thank you for helping us help more kids”.

Why Support Cradles to Crayons Ready for Learning?

SUPPORT OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS—ANYWHERE! The COVID-19 educational landscape will continue to change. Some students will have physical classrooms among peers, some scheduled virtual lessons, and some a hybrid of both. No matter what it looks like, student development can happen anywhere, and kids will always need supplies to feel empowered and ready to learn. Access to these essential learning supplies requires financial support. The pandemic is palpable—1 in 2 American households report some employment or income loss since the pandemic began. As more and more families struggle to afford essentials like food and rent, spending an average of $320 a year on school supplies is unrealistic, and unaffordable. As part of Cradles to Crayons’ ongoing COVID-19 emergency relief efforts, our Ready for Learning initiative this year will ensure that 50,000 CHI/50,000 MA/50,000 PHL kids have everything they need to feel ready to learn by distributing critical learning supplies through our network of social service partners. We believe that learning should be accessible to all children—no matter what. There has never been a greater sense of urgency to respond to the changing needs of our community

Removing Barriers to Quality Education

Eighty-eight percent of teachers report poverty as one of the biggest obstacles to student success. With new barriers to quality education due to COVID-19, it is more critical than ever to provide the essential supplies kids need to thrive at school or in remote learning settings. Cradles to Crayons’ Ready for Learning initiative will set students up for success by providing learning essentials to 50,000 children—free of charge. These supplies will be distributed through our 180+ social services agency partners, serving kids hardest hit by the pandemic.

Why Support Ready for Learning? When it comes to education in the age of COVID-19, research suggests prioritizing child-centered services, with a focus on equity of access. • Families spend an average of $320 a year on back-to-school supplies. For families already pushed to limit, these essentials are both inaccessible and unaffordable. • Cradles to Crayons serves more than 150,000 Philadelphia children each year with high-quality learning essentials.