Shoreline Back to School Event to give school essentials to 1,000 students Saturday, August 28

More than 1,000 students will receive needed school supplies and clothing at the annual Shoreline Back-to-School event on Saturday, August 28 at the North City Elementary in Shoreline.

The event represents the collaborative effort of the Back to School Consortium members to support Shoreline and Lake Forest Park families in need with backpacks filled with school supplies, clothing assistance, haircuts, and a resource fair. The Lake Forest Park Rotary Club will serve food at the event. For background about the event, visit the website.

Volunteers from many different Shoreline community groups helped this week with the sorting, packing and distribution of donated supplies in the backpacks.

Back to School Consortium members include the Center for Human Services; Shoreline School District; City of Lake Forest Park; City of Shoreline; Embrace Shoreline Schools; The Works of Shoreline PTA Council; Dale Turner Family YMCA, Turning Point; and The Vineyard.

Time: 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, August 28

Place: North City Elementary School, 816 NE 190th St, Shoreline