Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway
As a new school year approaches, Five4Five is proud to support the Office of New York State Senator Robert Jackson in helping students across District 31 begin the year prepared and confident.
On September 1 and 2, Senator Jackson’s office will host Back-to-School Giveaways throughout the district, providing local children and families with backpacks and essential school supplies. To help make these community events possible, we are reaching out to our network of collaborators and partners for support.
The greatest need is for new backpacks. Donations of notebooks, folders, pencils, pens, crayons, binders, and other school supplies are also welcome.A backpack may be an everyday object, but for a child preparing to return to school, it can carry much more than books. It carries dignity, readiness, and the reassurance that a community is invested in what comes next. At a time when rising costs are stretching family budgets, that collective investment matters.
We invite our Five4Five community to help Senator Jackson’s office put those tools, and that sense of possibility, into the hands of as many students as possible.
Donations are requested by Friday, August 21. To contribute or coordinate a donation, please contact Yodalis Moran at yodalis@senatorjackson.com or 212-544-0173.
What is F4F Films?
Five4Five Films is a media arts program with a focus on creating original short films with students in underserved communities.
We are dedicated to teaching creative critical thinking skills that students can apply throughout their lives, as well as providing inroads for future careers in the film industry.
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Over semester and year-long programs, in-school and after-school, students engage in a hands-on creative experience developing original content.
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Students learn key components of filmmaking as well as essential character-building traits such as teamwork and problem-solving.
The students write, direct, film, and edit their own original short films with the help of F4F instructors. The films created during each program are screened at the annual Five4Five Film Festival!
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