School Supplies for Kids 50/50 Raffle Provides Four Chances to Win and Helps Children in Crisis

(Calgary) – This is the third year that Na’amat Canada Calgary is conducting a 50/50 Cash Raffle in support of the School Supplies for Kids program. In addition, this year there are three restaurant gift card prizes of $100 each to Park by Sidewalk Citizen. This raffle will run until 7:30 PM on June 22^nd and the winning tickets will be drawn on that day at 8:00 PM. To purchase tickets, go to: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/naamatcanada-calgary-yachad

Since 1998, more than 26,000 children have been helped by the Na’amat Canada Calgary School Supplies for Kids program. Every day of the week children take refuge in Calgary and Southern Alberta domestic violence and homeless shelters to escape the most terrifying time of their young lives. Typically, these children arrive at the shelters with little more than the clothes on their backs and then are faced with re-entering the school system within days of their arrival. Worries such as not having their own pencil or notebook or a bag to carry their schoolbooks are put to rest when the children receive a backpack stocked with school supplies courtesy of Na’amat Canada Calgary’s School Supplies for Kids program.

“Year after year, shelter caseworkers tell us how significantly our program benefits the children and how excited they are to receive a backpack filled with school supplies they need to continue their studies. It makes their very difficult circumstances a little easier and gives them hope and dignity,” states Melanie Trossman, Na’amat Canada Calgary’s Shelter Liaison.

“We are very grateful to Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink who will match up to 50% of the funds raised from this year’s campaign, including the raffle ticket sales. This year, we need to fill 960 backpacks with school supplies for the children who will take refuge in Calgary and Southern Alberta shelters. We are extremely indebted to everyone who helps make this possible,” says Stephanie Sacks, Na’amat Canada Calgary, Chairperson.

Established in 1925, Na’amat Canada is a Jewish women’s non-profit organization that is dedicated to empowering the lives of women and children of all faiths and denominations in Canada and Israel. In addition to the local School Supplies for Kids program, Na’amat Canada Calgary also awards an annual bursary to a female student at Bow Valley College, and finally, the most recent initiative is the Na’amat Canada Calgary Providing the Essentials program, which supplies personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies for clients in need at Jewish Family Services Calgary. In Israel, Na’amat is the largest provider of social services for women, children and families. It operates 135 daycare centres, vocational and agricultural high schools for troubled teens, legal aid services, a women’s health centre, mental health counselling, centers for victims of domestic violence, and a shelter for abused women and their children. For more information go to: www.naamat.com .