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Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-school Project
Supplying equality to cenTral Ohio children.
purpose
the Tom Fennessy/Mike Harden Back-to-School Project (TF/MH BTSP) was initially created to insure kids living in homeless shelters had school supplies. It was named in recognition of two Columbus Dispatch columnists who knew firsthand what it means to struggle. At its inception in 1998, the organization was able to donate over 365 backpacks filled with necessary supplies. In 2017, the project filled 9,300 backpacks with basic supplies for students from low-income families, grades K – 12, without regard to race, religion, or gender. This was achieved in conjunction with 50 social service agencies, churches and schools who help disseminate the backpacks to those most in need throughout Central Ohio, through the generosity of numerous loyal contributors, and because the organization remains solely comprised of volunteers meaning the administrative costs are less than one percent of the total budget. Thus, over the past 20 years, the TF/MH BTSP has distributed over 140,000 backpacks to students who otherwise might not have been able to start off their school year with the necessary materials they needed.
dONATE
your generous support of the tom fennessy/mike harden back-to-school project is appreciated. to make a donation online through paypal,
click the link at the top of this page. to send a check made payable to the "fennessy/harden back-to-school project", you can mail it to:
p.o. box 12234, columbus, oh 43212
click the link at the top of this page. to send a check made payable to the "fennessy/harden back-to-school project", you can mail it to:
p.o. box 12234, columbus, oh 43212
volunteers are needed on saturday, august 1 from 9 am to noon
and on saturday, august 8 from 9 to noon
to fill 11,000 backpacks.
please click on the "volunteer" button above
or click on the volunteer/donate tab on the menu above
for the latest volunteer information.
and on saturday, august 8 from 9 to noon
to fill 11,000 backpacks.
please click on the "volunteer" button above
or click on the volunteer/donate tab on the menu above
for the latest volunteer information.
CONTRIBUTORS
NSG/PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA
UPWARD BRAND INTERACTIONS
SHOEMAKER INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
THE MONTEI FOUNDATION
WADKINS AND ASSOCIATES
EMPLOYEES OF NATIONWIDE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION
COLUMBUS CONNECTIONS
UPWARD BRAND INTERACTIONS
SHOEMAKER INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
THE MONTEI FOUNDATION
WADKINS AND ASSOCIATES
EMPLOYEES OF NATIONWIDE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION
COLUMBUS CONNECTIONS