“Set for Success” prepares kids for school
Volunteers help kids sign in for “Set for Success”. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Amina and Maggie Halter get help picking out backpacks. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Adaline Barter picks out school glue. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Lily Nein gets a haircut from Anne Eames. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Volunteers prepare to help children find free school clothes. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Educational Program Assistant Anna DeGloria offers free recipes and information. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Ariel Alamo gets her nails painted by Kayce McDaniel. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Boothbay Railway Village Education Director Kathy Goldner holds an antique hat stretcher and offers children free passes. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Dylan Chryplewicz tries out the inflatable slide. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Volunteers help kids sign in for “Set for Success”. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Amina and Maggie Halter get help picking out backpacks. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Adaline Barter picks out school glue. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Lily Nein gets a haircut from Anne Eames. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Volunteers prepare to help children find free school clothes. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Educational Program Assistant Anna DeGloria offers free recipes and information. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Ariel Alamo gets her nails painted by Kayce McDaniel. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Boothbay Railway Village Education Director Kathy Goldner holds an antique hat stretcher and offers children free passes. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Dylan Chryplewicz tries out the inflatable slide. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
An estimated 1,000 people, including about 350 elementary school children and their parents, entered the Boothbay Region YMCA field house on Sunday to take advantage of free school supplies in the fifth annual “Set for Success” event.
“Students are our focus,” said program coordinator Sue Burge, president of the Boothbay Region Community Resources Council.
Bookbags, school supplies, and clothing were offered free to the students. Services, including haircuts, fingernail painting and vision exams, were also provided. Various social services agencies and nonprofit agencies were on hand to highlight programs offered to grammar school children.
Burge emphasized that the program would not be possible without contributions from community members and businesses.
“The way we get to continue this is by the goodness of our community,” said Burge.
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