It’s that time of year, when summer vacations are wrapping up and families are preparing for their children to go back to school—which means purchasing new clothes and new school supplies. However, for many families, budgets are tight and it’s difficult to provide their kids with even the most basic of necessities.

幸运的是，美国西部各地都有Windermere办事处与当地组织合作，为社区中低收入和无家可归的学生提供背包、学习用品和食物。 以下是8月份为返校所做的一些努力。

* 代理 in Windermere’s Bainbridge Island, WA office donated $2,000 to Helpline House’s 项目的背包, an annual back-to-school program that provides backpacks and supplies to Bainbridge Island school children.

* The Windermere Bellevue South office provided nearly $1,000 worth of school supplies to low-income children in the Bellevue, WA School District through 儿童教会.

*整个8月，华盛顿州金斯敦的温德米尔办事处都在收集书包、学习用品、午餐和放学后的零食。 There are currently more than 100 homeless students in the Kingston School District, and this 返校开车 will help over 250 students. 收到的捐款将悦博体育通过金斯敦的两家食品银行分发。

*在过去的八年中，Windermere Green Lake, Lakeview, Northgate, Northlake， Sand Point和Wedgwood办事处为西雅图北部/东北部当地小学的低收入儿童提供了背包。 This year, they will fulfill the largest request they’ve received since the program’s inception by delivering 390 backpacks for kids in need.

* The Windermere Mount Baker, WA office donated $500 for school supplies and participated in a backpack stuffing event for 项目很酷, for 西雅图/金县无家可归问题联盟. 大约18名温德米尔经纪人和家庭成员帮助学龄前、初中和高中有需要的学生把学习用品塞进书包。

* The Windermere Relocation and Referral 服务 office in Seattle is participating in the August 返校开车 for Ruth Dykeman Children's Center and Seattle Children’s Home. 在过去的三年里，办公室一直参与这项活动，用温德米尔基金会的资金购买书包，员工捐赠各种学习用品。

* Windermere Alderwood办公室共同主办了Edmonds， WA学区返校资源博览会，为Edmonds地区有需要的学生提供支持。 在博览会上，家庭获得了学习用品，理发，以及有关社区内支持服务和机会的信息。 There were 750 backpacks—stuffed and tagged by grade level—available for students.

* Windermere South Group的办公室，包括Burien、Federal Way、Federal Way West校区、Kent、Maple Valley、Property Management-South、Renton和Renton- tukwila South，在过去的六年里，他们以1000美元的捐款支持了在西塔克举行的年度回校博览会。 This year’s donation will help provide 1,500 local students with a backpack and school supplies.

*每年8月，位于华盛顿州斯波坎市的Windermere办事处都会联合Windermere基金会的资金，为社区举办鞋袜活动。 The goal of this year’s event was to help 100 children in need prepare for the upcoming school year by giving them a chance to shop for their own school shoes and socks. 与当地五大百货公司合作，让每个孩子都可以在商店里浏览鞋子，在温德米尔经纪人的帮助下试穿，然后买到完美的鞋子。

* The Windermere Whidbey Island-Oak Harbor, WA office has supported the Opportunity Council’s annual backpack and school supply drive for the past five years—this year, donating $2,500 to the cause. 该办公室与机会委员会合作多年，帮助无家可归者提供住房，为孩子们提供外套，并为他们提供年度背包活动。 这个背包项目将帮助250多名低收入家庭的孩子参加这个项目。

* On September 5, brokers at the Windermere Eugene, OR office will kick off a 柠檬水站 fundraiser for the local 聪明的 reading program. 温德米尔经纪人和他们的孩子将提供免费的柠檬水，并接受温德米尔基金会的捐款。 Proceeds will help buy books for in-school reading programs and children's take-home book packs. 温德米尔基金会将在9月19日之前继续接受聪明的的捐款。 Community members who would like to make a contribution should call their local Windermere broker or the company’s Oak Street office at (541) 484‐2022 for more details.

*在8月的两个星期里，俄勒冈州罗利山温德米尔办事处的代理人为波特兰的社区过渡学校收集了背包、零食、洗发水和各种学习用品。 学校帮助那些家庭无家可归、经历贫困危机和/或处于过渡时期的孩子。

感谢悦博体育所有的办公室和所有为各种返校活动贡献时间和资源的人。 您的捐款有助于为低收入家庭的孩子和他们的家庭提供他们在学校取得成功所需的支持。

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