Kickstart2School: Shoes and School Supplies
Participate in the North Plains Food Bank Kickstart2School event! In collaboration with our corporate partners, our goal is to make a substantial impact in 2025, and your support is essential. We invite local businesses and community organizations to join as table sponsors, contributing to distributing shoes, coats and school supplies to families while showcasing information about their organization. Your involvement will benefit the event and foster community engagement and support.
Event description:
Each of the 650 eligible students will receive a new pair of shoes along with all the necessary school supplies to begin the school year (see details below). Soles4Souls is generously providing the shoes, but we are still searching for a sponsor to provide coats. To help with school supplies, we have an Amazon registry available. We invite table sponsors to contribute through monetary donations, school supplies from our approved Amazon registry, or giveaway items (company logos permitted).
We will have following services for students:
- Vison To Learn: Eye exams for all students & 20 students will receive a new pair of glasses.
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center: Dental screenings and vaccinations
- Back to school haircuts
Who qualifies:
- Students who live in resouce-limited families; and
- Enrolled in Atfalata Ridge, North Plains, or West Union Elementary Schools; or
- Enrolled in Evergreen Middle or Glencoe High schools who live in North Plains
- Students from Evergreen and Glencoe who come from resource-limited families and reside within the Hillsboro School District, as identified by school counselors.
- Forest Grove Foundation and GG's House houseless families with children.
- Families who are part of the North Plains Food Bank.
Logistics/Schedule:
- Event will be held on July 19, 2025 at North Plains Elementary School: 32030 NW North Ave., North Plains
- The event will be mainly indoors located in the gym.
- Set up: Friday, July 18th starting at 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Event: Saturday, July 19th from 8:00-4:00 p.m.
- Tear down will begin after all families have gone through approximately 4:45-5:30 p.m.
Contact Information:
- Lora Dexheimer, Executive Director