Elementary school students picked up free polos, shorts, shoes, books, backpacks and more at the Back-to-School Clothing Drive's New Clothes = New Beginnings distribution event Monday at Grand Canyon University's Global Credit Union Arena. The three-day event, which ends Wednesday, will serve approximately 3,000 schoolchildren from 130 schools in 30 school districts across Maricopa County. GCU has been partnering with the Back-to-School Clothing Drive for a decade. Story
Students from Valley elementary schools make their way to the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Students from Valley elementary schools are outfitted with clothing items and accessories during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Students and their volunteer shoppers during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.A volunteer shopper sizes a shirt for a student during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.A volunteer shopper helps pick out clothing items for a student during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Holdeman Elementary School student Sophia Benjamin reacts to her new shoes during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.New sneakers for students at the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.GCU Vice President of Business Analytics Dilek Marsh helps a student get fitted for new shoes during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Students and their volunteer shopping buddies wait in line for new shoes during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Volunteer shopping buddy April Houston helps her students find a dress shirt during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Phoenix police officer Jamie Jesty serves as a volunteer shopping buddy during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Students pick out books during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.An elementary school student searches for another book during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Students play a matching game sponsored by the Phoenix Zoo during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.A pair of students try to figure out how colored scarfs float in a wind tube during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Girl Scout representative Cyndi Kerkhoff demonstrates how tiny robots follow a path during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Frank Elementary School student Corey Peterson examines a cheetah skull at the Phoenix Zoo booth during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive at Global Credit Union Arena on July 15, 2024.Students exit Global Credit Union Arena after a day of shopping during the Back-to-School Clothing Drive on July 15, 2024.
