MAYOR MIKE SPANO HOSTS 8th ANNUAL “BACKPACK TO SCHOOL” DRIVE.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  MAYOR MIKE SPANO HOSTS 8th ANNUAL “BACKPACK TO SCHOOL” DRIVE.

Nearly 7,500 Backpacks Donated to Yonkers Students in 8 Years.

Mayor Mike Spano’s Backpack to School Donation Drive at Paideia School 24

Photo Credit: Maurice Mercado, City of Yonkers

YONKERS, NY – August 28, 2019 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was joined today at Paideia School 24 by School Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edwin Quezada, Yonkers City Council, Paideia School 24 Principal Kim Davis, Board of Education Trustees and event sponsors to distribute over 400 backpacks filled with school supplies to Paideia School 24 students as part of the Mayor’s annual “Backpack to School” Drive.

Through donations from Yonkers residents, city employees, along with local corporate and nonprofit sponsors including Precision Concierge New York (PCNY), Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts, Heavenly Productions Foundation, Elite Investigations LTD, Ridge Hill, Rock & Rod’s Collector Car Club, Castle Royale, and Macaroni Kid-Yonkers. Mayor Spano’s annual donation drive has now distributed backpacks and school supplies to nearly 7,500 public school students in the City of Yonkers over the past eight years.