Santa Ana school cops will give away backpacks to needy kids on 4/18

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2014

Contact: Deidra Powell, Chief Communications, Officer, (714) 558-5555 Office, (714) 673-4995 Mobile

Media Advisory: Santa Ana School Police Officers Partner with Safe School United States of America to Help Students Succeed in School with backpack donations

What: Helping students succeed one pencil at a time, a successful partnership has prospered between the Santa Ana School Police Department and Friends of Safe School United States of America (FOSSUSA) for their annual backpack donation to needy students in low income areas.

Two dozen students from Jackson Elementary School will receive a fun-filled backpack stuffed with pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, erasers, and crayons.

Who:Students from Jackson Elementary School; Representatives from the Santa Ana School Police Department; Friends of Safe School United States of America

When: Friday, April 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

Where:Jackson Elementary School, located at 1143 Nakoma Dr. in Santa Ana.

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