School 79 gets back to school boost

August 14, 2009 by kristen · 1 Comment

We had the priviledge of delivering about 300 of the backpacks from Huntington Bank’s donation to the kids at Carl Wilde Elementary/IPS 79. Principal Joyce Akridge was delighted to meet us outside her school as we started unloading box after box of backpacks. She shared with us that all of her nearly 700 students qualify for the free breakfast and lunch program because their family’s incomes fall below the poverty level. Many of her students started the first day of the year without even a pencil. Read more

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Huntington helps kids in need start school with the right tools

August 5, 2009 by kristen · 1 Comment

Huntington's President Mike Newbold and Major Dick Amick team up to get backpacks to kids in need in time for school.

Thanks to our friends at Huntington Bank, hundreds of children will have the tools they need to start school next week. Huntington’s President, Mike Newbold, presented 450 backpacks and supplies to Major Amick this morning. He shared, “Huntington is committed to helping families save, budget and spend wisely, but we wanted to do more. We’re proud to say we have 1,000 backpacks and school supplies to give here in Indianapolis.”

Huntington teamed up with Big Lots and Meijer to set a goal to help 100,000 children in need in the communities they serve. Major Amick proudly accepted the backpacks saying, “Certainly as parents are struggling to provide housing and necessities, school supplies slip down the list of priorities. It’s our challenge and our priviledge to come alongside them and give them encouragement. These backpacks will do just that for hundreds of families and we couldn’t do that without our partners at Huntington Bank.” Read more