SHOPA Kids In Need Announces Vision 2006
Summary
Dayton, OH, March 22, 2006 --( “The SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation begins its eleventh year with a firm commitment to provide school supplies to students who need them and to encourage and affirm innovative teachers who work with our nation’s young people.The ongoing goals of the SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation are to insure that no child lacks the basic school supplies necessary for learning and to provide a means of rewarding teachers for bringing creativity and new ideas into the classroom.The ongoing goals of the SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation are to insure that no child lacks the basic school supplies necessary for learning and to provide a means of rewarding teachers for bringing creativity and new ideas into the classroom.Thirteen million children in the U.S. live below the poverty level.A 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1995 by the School, Home, & Office Products Association (SHOPA), the Foundation’s mission is to recognize, promote, and support initiatives that foster educational excellence.SHOPA, in cooperation with Messe Frankfurt and PROPAPER, is producing Paperworld USA in November, the international trade event for the school, home, and office products industry.