CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
TO PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, AUG. 27


August 24, 2001


The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department will distribute book bags and school supplies to students at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, 1801 N.W. First Place, at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27.

Department personnel gathered donations from employees, private and civic organizations and county agencies as part of their "Corrections Cares &endash; Back to School" campaign for underprivileged children. Book bags, notebooks, paper, rulers, pencils, pens, erasers, staplers, construction paper, pencil sharpeners, appointment booklets and rain coats are among the items that will be distributed.

For more information, contact Janelle Hall, Public Affairs Bureau, at 305-229-7584.

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