{"id":6640,"date":"2026-02-27T16:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:34:45","slug":"200k-worth-of-supplies-distributed-to-palm-beach-county-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6640","title":{"rendered":"$200K worth of supplies distributed to Palm Beach County schools"},"content":{"rendered":"


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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Hundreds of students in Palm Beach County will receive free, new school supplies next week thanks to the annual Tools for Schools program.<\/p>\n

For the 20th year, Red Apple Supplies<\/a>, the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County<\/a>‘s free teacher resource store, partnered with Publix Super Markets to distribute more than $201,000 essential school supplies to teachers from 120 Title I district schools. <\/p>\n

Teachers and principals drove up to the Red Apple supply store in Riviera Beach as early as 8 a.m. to receive the supplies from volunteers, forming a line long enough to wrap around the building and continue down the street. <\/p>\n

Volunteers loaded cars up with supplies while others served hot chocolate and sweets. <\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf4e\ud83c\udf89\ud83d\udcda Red Apple Supplies, @EducationFdnPBC<\/a> free teacher resource store, is distributing over $200,000 worth of essential school supplies to teachers from 120 Title I District schools. This generous donation was made possible by @Publix<\/a> Super Markets\u2019 Tools for Schools program!\ud83d\udc9a pic.twitter.com\/zKhzWPQQw4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The School District of Palm Beach County (@pbcsd) December 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Education Foundation Chairman Jim Moore also served as a disc jockey for the event while a barbershop quartet serenaded drivers while they waited for the supplies. Santa Claus even paid a visit to the event.<\/p>\n

Palm Beach County Superintendent Michael Burke said the event is especially needed with one in five district students at the poverty level.<\/p>\n

“This goes a long way to make sure kids have the supplies they need to stay in the classroom,” Burke said. <\/p>\n

Dwayne Dennard, the principal of Pahokee middle and high schools, seconded Burke’s words, emphasizing the need for supplies. <\/p>\n

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Dwayne Dennard, the principal of Pahokee middle and high schools, explains the importance of the free school supplies for his students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dennard said 99% of the students in his two schools are on a free or reduced meal program, indicating a significant financial need.<\/p>\n

“Without these supplies, a lot of our kids cannot reach their full potential,” Dennard said. “There are some kids that we lost because we didn\u2019t have these types of supplies. It’s a great opportunity for parents and students with the way inflation is now.”<\/p>\n

The supplies distributed included everything from notebooks to headphones and more. <\/p>\n

Burke said the supplies will be distributed to students in school next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n