Citi agents backpack a punch in charity effort.Citi Habitats, Inc. announced that it donated over 1,000 backpacks to Volunteers of America's annual Operation Backpack--three times the amount it donated last year. This is the third consecutive year that Citi Habitats has participated in the drive to collect backpacks and school supplies for the 11,000 children living in Greater New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of homeless shelters Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. . "Each year, we're able to give back more to the city we live and work in," said Citi Habitats Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Gary Malin. "And each year our agents and staff are even more receptive receptive /re·cep·tive/ (re-cep´tiv) capable of receiving or of responding to a stimulus. to the project and willing to rise to the occasion as they've seen from the previous year just how rewarding it is to support and help the people of our city and surrounding area." Citi Habitats' agents and staff collectively donated more than 960 empty backpacks, approximately 100 backpacks filled with school supplies, and a substantial amount of loose supplies during the weeks of August 8-21. In addition to its internal efforts to organize and collect donations, Citi Habitats volunteered each of its 17 offices as public drop-off spots to Volunteers of America Volunteers of America, national nondenominational organization providing a wide variety of human services as part of a Christian ministry of service. Founded (1896) by Ballington and Maud Booth (see Booth, family) after their withdrawal from the Salvation Army, the . The company has steadily increased its donations from 120 backpacks in 2003 to over 1000 this year. Acording to Volunteers of America, the success of this year's Operation Backpack means that over 7,000 children in the Greater New York area's homeless shelter system will receive backpacks for the new school year. |
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