PHOENIX -- The
Active 20-30 Club of Phoenix held its annual back-to-school shopping event on Saturday, August 15.
Members of the organization planned the event for 50 students at Children First Academy in downtown Phoenix.
The morning started with breakfast at Children First Academy, then members of Phoenix 20-30 Club boarded school buses with the students, traveling to a local Wal-Mart where each child was able to pick out new clothing and supplies for the coming school year.
Each child was also allowed with bringing back items for the Academy's clothes closet.
Overall, more than $7,000 in new clothing was purchased for the school's students.
According to a news release, 85 percent of Children First Academy’s K-6 students are homeless or at-risk.
The Active 20-30 Club of Phoenix was able to help more children than ever before because of a grant from Sundt Foundation.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to positively impact the students at Children First Academy," said Phoenix 20-30 Club President, Marcus Davi.
"The current economic crisis makes this type of support more critical than ever. We are extremely thankful to the Sundt Foundation for underwriting this year's event. Their generosity has allowed us to involve more students than ever before in this great morning of back to school shopping."
Other Active 20-30 of Phoenix events planned for this year include a Diamondbacks baseball game and holiday bowling party. All "hands-on" events involve underprivileged and at-risk children in the Metro Phoenix area.
The Active 20-30 Club of Phoenix has been one of Arizona's most active fund raising men's clubs since its founding in 1932 by United States Senator Barry Goldwater.
The men of Active 20-30 Club of Phoenix have raised millions of dollars and dedicated thousands of hours to local children's charities, according to the news release.
