Submitted by Spencer Gossy
TOMS RIVER, NJ – As schools are hopefully gearing up for their first “post-pandemic” school year, many students of all ages in underserved communities throughout the Northeast are in need of the tools and resources necessary to foster a positive educational experience.
In response, Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier discount retail chain with 148 stores across the Northeast, is pleased to announce the return of its “Buy-Give-Get” backpack program to help students in need prepare for the upcoming school year.
OSJL’s “Buy-Give-Get backpack program begins Monday, July 25th. Any customer who buys a select backpack at OSJL for $15.00 and gives it back to the store as a donation to children in need, will get a $15.00 “Crazy Deal” Gift Card to be used for a future purchase. 30,000 backpacks are available to purchase as part of the program and will be distributed to students in need across the region in partnership with the USA Veterans and Military Support Foundation as well as various support agencies and state police departments across the region. Since its inception five years ago, the Buy-Give-Get Backpack program has supplied over 100,000 backpacks to students in-need, including children of military families.