Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid’s #WeKeepUsSafe Back to School Bash needs partners to ensure ALL DC students have the resources they need to be successful.

To sign up to be a sponsor, please contact Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld at hannah@serveyourcitydc.org

What is the Back to School Bash & Youth Festival?

Since its inception, Serve Your City has been guided by the core belief that Black and Brown young people deserve not only to survive and get by but to truly thrive and prosper. It is that spirit which led to the creation of the “We Keep Us Safe” Back to School Bash & Youth Festival (B2SB) – a day to celebrate the start of the new school year with young people and their families and to make sure that they have both the tangible resources and ongoing support they need to be successful in the upcoming academic year. Since our inaugural B2SB in 2020, Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Adi (SYC/W6MA) has supported more than 3,000 DC students and more than 1,000 individual families. This year, we are focusing on a cumulative goal – to support 5,000 DC students through the four years of the B2SB. And we need to raise $220,000 to make it happen. It’s an ambitious goal–but we can do it, with YOUR help.

When is the Back to School Bash & Youth Festival?

The 4th Annual #WeKeepUsSafe Back to School Bash and Youth Festival will take place on Saturday, August 26th, just before the first day of school for DC students. To make that day truly memorable for our young people and their families, we need your support starting now. We’re partnering with our sponsors and members throughout the summer to shop, prep, and pack backpacks to ensure that we are ready to celebrate on the 26th!

What makes SYC/W6MA B2SB Unique?

The SYC/W6MA Back-To-School-Bash is truly one of a kind in back-to-school events. SYC/W6MA not only believes that every young person deserves to thrive and prosper, but also has the deep community roots and ability to provide yearlong programming and support to back it up. That is why we put together the best backpack in the city filled with brand-new, high-quality items including traditional school supplies, Bluetooth headphones, sports & recreational activities, and even digital devices.That’s not all: at the B2SB, our incredible community partners are there to answer questions from parents and provide opportunities to sign up for ongoing support such as our SYC/W6MA Free School for Unlimited Youth program, which provides students with tutoring and extracurricular activities year round.

Over the past three years, Black and Brown kids in DC have faced significant instability, uncertainty, and trauma. The SYC/W6MA B2SB is an opportunity for us to come together as a community to wrap our arms around our young people and show them that they are celebrated, that they are supported, and most of all that they are loved.

We hope that you will join us!

How can you help?

Become a sponsor at the highest level you are able to ensure that more kids have the opportunity and access to the items they need to succeed.

Sponsorship Levels: 

-Family level - 4 backpacks - $1000 - website thank you

-Classroom level - 20 backpacks - $5000 - newsletter + website thank you

-Grade level - 50 backpacks = $12,500 - all above + logo on banner at Back to School Bash & Youth Festival

-School level - 100 backpacks = $25,000 - all above + special recognition at outdoor event at Back to School Bash & Youth Festival

-Ward level - Full 2,000-backpack sponsorship of one top-line item (see below) = in-kind equivalent - all above + dedicated social media recognition

Item Donations: 

-Become a hub for item shipments

-We will provide a list of items and dates for drop-off (please have items shipped to your office and plan to deliver them–we make delivery days fun and meaningful but do not have space to store the items in advance of these drop-off dates!).

-Top-Line Items to sponsor for our goal of 2,000 backpacks:

  • Backpacks

  • Bluetooth Headphones

  • Water Bottles

  • Digital Devices

  • Calculators

  • Sports Equipment

  • Art Supplies (Crayons, Colored Pencils, Markers)

We are open to a conversation about your needs and would be happy to discuss other sponsorship levels. For all questions or to sign up to be a sponsor, please contact Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld at hannah@serveyourcitydc.org

Thank You to our 2023 #WeKeepUsSafe Back to School Bash Sponsors:

 

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