当学生们结束暑假，准备返校时，悦博体育温德米尔的办公室正忙着为低收入和无家可归的学生收集返校用品。

Some offices began their efforts well before the end of summer, like the 温德米尔山贝克办公室, which assisted the Seattle King County Coalition on Homelessness’ “Project Cool” by collecting supplies during the months of June and July. 然后在7月13日，35名特工和他们的家人聚在一起，在哥伦比亚市希望教堂帮忙整理背包。 This was the office’s third year helping Project Cool provide backpacks filled with school supplies to homeless children. Thanks to the donations and volunteers’ efforts, Project Cool says they will be able to help over 1,450 kids get a good start to their school year.

The 温德米尔·埃尔·索布兰特 office teamed up with a local lender and collected donations for a school supply and backpack drive. 收集到的物资悦博体育通过社区关怀分发给当地的两所学校，为大约1200名学生提供服务。

The Windermere West Sound, Inc. offices (金斯敦, Poulsbo and 杓) supported 分享net Food Bank’s annual backpack and school supply drive by presenting a $1,000 grant to the Greater 金斯敦 Kiwanis Foundation. The offices also held a 给孩子的踢腿 sneaker drive in August, in which they collected new school shoes for low-income youth.

The 温德米尔默瑟岛办事处 also held a 给孩子的踢腿 shoe drive this summer. Their goal was to collect 300 pairs of shoes and 50 twenty-dollar gifts cards for kids receiving services at Mary’s Place, an organization that supports homeless women and their children. They exceeded their goal and collected over 330 pairs of shoes and 60 gift cards, which were handed out to the kids at Mary’s Place on August 24 – just in time for the first day of school.

Windermere Van Vleet & Associates, Inc.办公室 (Ashland, Medford and Jacksonville) participated in the Rogue 谷 Association of Realtors’ school drive benefiting the Maslow Project, which provides underprivileged kids with backpacks filled with school supplies. 温德米尔的代理商捐赠了500多美元，并从个人和公司捐款中筹集了足够的资金，购买了350个背包。

The Windermere Alderwood办公室 supported the Edmonds School District’s Back-to-School and Health Fair on August 27 at Cedar 谷 School. With a $1,000 donation through the 温德米尔湖的基础, they helped provide backpacks full of school supplies, as well as volunteering their time at the event. 超过1100名学生报名参加了此次活动，预计出席人数将超过1300人。 除了一个装满物资的背包，孩子们还可以免费理发、牙科和眼科检查、免费免疫接种，以及许多其他有用的服务，帮助他们为第一天上学做准备。

The 温德米尔塞勒姆办公室 used their 温德米尔湖的基础 funds to purchase 30 backpacks filled with school supplies for children in need at Liberty Elementary School.

The Seattle-area Windermere Real Estate Company offices in 砂点, 韦奇伍德, 湖景镇的 and 北门 partnered with local elementary schools to provide backpacks and school supplies for students from low-income families. 带着一份供应清单和一些需要填满的背包，办公室悦博体育通过温德米尔基金会的资金购买了所有的东西。 然后，所有办事处的代理人员聚集在一起，准备在8月底将背包送到学校。

The 温德米尔三城肯纳威克办事处 supported the Tri-City Union Gospel Mission Women’s and Children’s Back-to-School event on August 15. 利用温德米尔基金会的资金，办公室购买了背包和用品来捐赠给这项事业。

The 温德米尔贝尔维尤公共办公室 held a back-to-school drive in August and collected school supplies and cash donations to assist 1,600 students in the Bellevue School District.

The 温德米尔布里恩办公室 donated 温德米尔湖的基础 funds in support of back-to-school drives for Lutheran Community 服务 北west and the Highline Schools Foundation.

Windermere offices in Spokane (城集团, 基石, 自由湖, 大神, 北, 谷) hosted their annual Shoes and Socks event for local school kids on August 29. Children referred by 斯波坎的家庭承诺, Spear, and local area schools picked out shoes and received a pair of socks from event partner Big 5 Sporting Goods. 该活动约有150名儿童参加。

The 温德米尔湖史蒂文斯办公室 partnered with the 史蒂文斯湖家庭中心 to help with their back-to-school event on August 29. 悦博体育通过“为孩子们踢鞋”活动，该办公室收集了70多双鞋，送给当地有需要的孩子。

At the 温德米尔北湖办事处, agent Amanda Mayberry organized a donation drive in support of the YWCA supply drive to benefit homeless youth and kids in transitional housing.

温德米尔湖搬迁, 麦迪逊公园 and Windermere Coeur d’Alene offices also supported local back-to-school and backpack programs in their areas.

由于这些办公室的努力，成千上万来自低收入家庭的儿童将获得成功所需的工具，并有尊严地开始新学年。 悦博体育非常感谢每一个参与其中的人。

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