Canyon Breeze Elementary Receives $5,000 Donation from New Burlington Store
Burlington Stores, a national discount retailer offering low prices every day on brand name merchandise for the entire family and home, has donated $5,000 through its partnership with the national non-profit organization, AdoptAClassroom.org, in celebration of its new store now open in Avondale, AZ at 10060 W McDowell Rd, Avondale, AZ 85323. Funds will be used towards school supplies to help ensure students at Canyon Breeze Elementary School have the learning materials and tools they need to succeed now and in the future.
A representative from AdoptAClassroom.org reached out to district and school administrators and helped to secure the donation for Canyon Breeze Elementary, which will support 27 classrooms with new supplies.
According to Principal Pizzo, the teachers will use the funds on a number of new classroom items such as books, furniture, teaching supplies, etc.
“On behalf of Canyon Breeze Elementary and the Pendergast Elementary School District, I would like to welcome our new local Burlington store to Avondale, AZ and thank them for their generous donation through their partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org to our school,” said Ms. Pizzo, Principal of Canyon Breeze Elementary. “Our teachers are so excited to purchase the tools they need for their students this year. We are thankful for the support we received from Burlington and AdoptAClassroom.org.”
As part of Burlington’s new holistic community giving approach of adding value to local communities, and in partnership with their national nonprofit partner AdoptAClassroom.org, they hope to help empower those in their local store communities to live a better life and build a better future. Each time Burlington opens a new store, they celebrate by adopting and funding local classrooms in their new store community. The new Avondale Burlington is now open at 10060 W McDowell Rd, Avondale, AZ 85323 and provides ‘wow- deals’ for the entire family and home.
About Burlington Stores, Inc.
Burlington Stores, Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, is a nationally recognized off-price retailer with Fiscal 2022 net sales of $8.7 billion. The Company is a Fortune 500 company and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BURL.” The Company operated 939 stores as of the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2023, in 46 states and Puerto Rico, principally under the name Burlington Stores. The Company’s stores offer an extensive selection of in-season, fashion-focused merchandise at up to 60% off other retailers’ prices, including women’s ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, baby, beauty, footwear, accessories, home, toys, gifts and coats. For more information about the Company, visit www.burlington.com.
About AdoptAClassroom.org
AdoptAClassroom.org believes every child deserves the tools and materials they need to learn and thrive in school. To achieve this, teachers are spending an average of $860 of their own money each year on their classrooms. AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that funds PreK-12 teachers and schools across the U.S. to help equip more classrooms and students for success, and offset the financial burden on teachers. Since 1998, AdoptAClassroom.org has raised $73 million and equipped more than 7 million students across the U.S. 90% of all funded classrooms are considered high needs. The 501(c)(3) holds the highest 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the highest transparency rating offered by Candid/GuideStar. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit www.adoptaclassroom.org.
For more information, please contact:
Ramiro Alvarez, Public Information Officer
ralvarez@pesd92.org
623-251-1743