PAL (Partnership for the Advancement of Learning) for the second year in a row will  be donating 400 colorful backpacks filled with supplies including notebooks, pencils, crayons, and pencils cases to two schools in
Massachusetts worth over $10,000. 200 backpacks to the Lincoln Street School and 200 backpacks to the Burncoat Elementary School. The Mayor of Worcester City, Mr. Joseph O’Brien will be attending and distributing backpacks at both schools.

About PAL

PAL is a completely student-­‐run nonprofit organization that is committed to partner with like-­‐minded people for the Advancement of Learning. There are millions of underprivileged children all over the world, who are
desperately seeking assistance to a better education and in need of other basic necessities. At the same time there are millions of fortunate people
who are kind hearted and can share a little bit of their time and money to
help those underprivileged. This is where PAL comes in to action.
PAL
is
committed
to
create
a
friendly
relation
between
the
fortunate
and
the
less
fortunate.
We
are
not
donors,
and
the
less-­‐
fortunate
are
not
the
receivers.
We
are
just
PALs,
lending
a
hand
out
to
our
friends!
PAL’s
Goals
1.) Providing
students
with
the
tools
that
will
help
them
attain
an
adequate
education.
(i.e.
Scholarships,
Backpacks)
2.) Creating
a
bridge
between
the
fortunate
and
the
less
fortunate
as
a
pal
or
a
friend
3.) Running
fundraisers
to
raise
awareness
as
well
as
money
to
support
our
projects
4.) Providing
Schools
with
the
financial
support
that
is
necessary
for
them
to
operate
5.) Renovating
schools
around
the
world
so
that
students
have
proper
facilities
After
helping
my
father’s
non-­‐profit
organization
Friends
Foundation
with
this
project
in
the
past
few
years,
I
was
motivated
to
do
it
on
my
own
and
help
more
schools
and
children.
I
started
the
Partnership
for
the
Advancement
of
Learning
shortly
known
as
P.A.L.,
to
help.

This year our volunteers began fundraising at the start of the summer, reaching out to family friends as well as local businesses. We also received contributions from Staples, who donated all of the crayons and Pencils in the Backpacks. In the end we are once again able to donate 400 backpacks and supplies, worth over $10,000.

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