On September 15th, 2021, Gloria Dei once again delivered school supplies for our annual Tools for Schools program. It’s one of our favorite times of the year! It is a collaboration from all of our senior residents from all of our communities. Our residents find this donation drive to be deeply satisfying and love to give the much needed supplies to the children. However, this year was a little different. Our visits needed to be abbreviated due to COVID19, fewer staff were able to come and our residents had to skip visiting this year. That being said, we’re very thankful for ANY opportunity to participate this year, since we were unable to do so last year.

In case you forgot what this program is all about, Tools for Schools is a community outreach program through Gloria Dei CARES Committee that includes representatives and employees from each Community. Every year two schools are chosen to donate school supplies based on the needs of the school. This year, the two schools chosen were Cayuga Elementary School, a Philadelphia Public School that’s K-5 with about 450 students. And Logan Hope, a K-8 school that provides rigorous and holistic education for students in the Logan Neighborhood of Philadelphia. They’re committed to helping their students for academic success through character and leadership development. We could not have selected more deserving schools than Cayuga Elementary and Logan Hope. If you’d like to check out some of the photos from Wednesday, September 15th, click the images below.

Gloria Dei Communities outreach programs embody the idea that it’s better to give than to receive. And you can see that on the smiles of everybody involved as they delivered the supplies to each school. Of course, how could you not smile when you have the opportunity to meet with such wonderful administrators, teachers, and students! Thanks again to Cayuga Elementary and Logan Hope for such a wonderful day.