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VAIL SCHOOL DISTRICT RAISES OVER 190,000 DIAPERS FOR LOCAL DIAPER BANK
September 27, 2021 @ 8:00 am - October 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm MST
The Vail School District is helping the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona during Diaper Need Awareness Week with another mega-drive. This year students raised over 190,000 diapers in 10 days for families in need right here in Southern Arizona.
The Vail School Districts’ mega drive is one the largest drives held every year in support of the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona. This is their largest drive to date, surpassing their goal of 120,000 diapers by 70,000 diapers. Mark Tate, a Vail School District drive organizer, spoke for the generosity and commitment of his community by saying “this is Vail” when asked about the influx of donations.
“We would like to thank Vail School District organizers like Mark Tate, for all their hard work rallying together the community, especially students and faculty, to help support us during Diaper Need Awareness Week. Their donation will help hundreds of families across Southern Arizona, and we really could not do what we do without the help of such a generous community like Vail,” said Leslie Pike, Manager of Programs and Volunteerism, Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona.
The Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona – the nations first Diaper Bank– supplies low-income families in Southern Arizona with hygiene products like diapers, period products, and adult incontinence supplies to help end diaper need. Diaper need is the lack of a sufficient supply of diapers to keep an infant or child clean, dry, and healthy
Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 27 – Oct. 3rd) is an initiative created by the National Diaper Bank Network to bring national attention and mobilize efforts to end diaper need, a hidden consequence of poverty.
If you would like more information about this topic visit www.diaperbank.org or contact Riley Mentel at 520.225.0263 or email at marketing@diaperbank.org.