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The Sandals Foundation and School Specialty Partner to Support Caribbean Students With Vital Educational Supplies in the Wake of Hurricane Matthew
The Sandals Foundation and School Specialty Partner to Support Caribbean Students With Vital Educational Supplies in the Wake of Hurricane Matthew.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n NEGRIL, Jamaica, Oct. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sandals Foundation, the non-profit arm of Sandals Resorts International, is proud to announce its new collaboration with School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (“School Specialty” or “SSI”) for the Pack for a Purpose® program. This partnership will further assist travelers to Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts, who wish to bring along much-needed supplies for the resort company’s locally-supported schools in the Caribbean. The partnership also comes at a crucial time when support is needed for the current relief and rebuilding efforts in the region following Hurricane Matthew.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 1 - The Sandals Foundation and School Specialty teams visit with students and teachers at the Mount Airy Primary & Infant School in Jamaica to donate school supplies.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/fcb730e7-3afc-4bd6-b921-7d82c54ba5eb Over the next twelve months, School Specialty has committed its support to students and teachers in The Islands with a donation of educational supplies valued at US$150,000. First priority has earmarked a portion of these supplies for schools across The Bahamas including schools in hardest hit islands such as Grand Bahamas and Andros for hurricane relief efforts. The assorted products will range from well-known and trusted brands in the market, as well as SSI’s own proprietary offerings including Abilitations®, Califone®, Childcraft®, Classroom Select®, EPS®, Frey Scientific®, Premier™, Sax®, School Smart®, and Sportime® featuring SPARK™. Following a number of consultations and enlightening discussions with educators in country, the School Specialty team has also curated an assortment of classroom resources and tools that are critically needed by teachers and their students on The Islands. Together, they developed an assortment of pre-assembled backpacks filled with fundamental items for different grade levels, including art supplies, pens and pencils, notebooks and paper, various accessories such as calculators, rulers, staplers, scissors, and more. Now, guests staying at any of the Sanda...