Goal to prepare 10,000 students in Denver, Colorado and throughout
Minnesota with needed backpacks and school supplies
WAYZATA, Minn. & EAGAN, Minn. -- (Business Wire)
TCF National Bank (TCF Bank), a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation
(TCF) (NYSE: TCB) and Simon Says Give, a nonprofit organization founded
by 12-year old Mandi Simon when she was seven-years young, today
announced a school supply drive to prepare students in Denver, Colorado
and throughout Minnesota for the first day of school. TCF Bank’s 26
branches in the Denver area and 99 branches in Minnesota are collection
points July 1-31 for Simon Says Give’s High 5 for Supplies drive.
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“My mom is a retired school teacher and she often talks about young
people, like Mandi Simon, who are making the world a better place for
everyone,” said Kent Engler, TCF’s director of retail banking. “Learning
should be a right afforded to every child and we’re proud to partner
with Mandi and Simon Says Give to ensure kids have the tools they need
to learn when they return to school.”
“I got the idea to start Simon Says Give when I saw kids getting bullied
because they didn’t have backpacks or crayons at school,” said Mandi
Simon, founder of Simon Says Give. “When I turned seven-years old, I
decided kids needed backpacks and school supplies more than I needed
birthday presents, so I asked my friends to bring these items to my
birthday party and I’ve been doing it ever since. With the help of TCF
Bank, we’ve helped more than 18,000 students and my goal is to help
10,000 more kids this year.”
Donations Needed
• Backpacks
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• Loose-leaf paper (wide- and college-ruled)
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• Calculators (basic and scientific)
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• Markers (permanent and washable)
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• Colored pencils
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• Pencils (#2)
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• Crayons
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• Spiral notebooks (solid color)
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• Glue sticks
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• Watercolor paints
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Fifty dollars provides one child a backpack complete with supplies.
Volunteers will prepare inventory and fill backpacks with supplies
August 4-7. Backpacks are distributed to elementary, middle and high
school students through local youth organizations, such as the YMCA and
Boys & Girls Clubs.
TCF Bank is committed to building better communities and gave $3 million
in 2015 to support community development, education, human services, and
arts and cultural interests. TCF Bank also provides free financial
education to high school students through the TCF Financial Scholars
Program.
About TCF
TCF is a Wayzata, Minnesota-based national bank
holding company. As of March 31, 2016, TCF had $21.3 billion in total
assets and 376 branches in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, providing retail and
commercial banking services. TCF, through its subsidiaries, also
conducts commercial leasing, equipment finance, and auto finance
business in all 50 states and commercial inventory finance business in
all 50 states and Canada. For more information about TCF, visit
tcfbank.com
About Simon Says Give
Simon Says Give is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization created out of the vision of founder Mandi Simon
when she was seven-years old. Her vision was to help kids in need and to
engage other kids to join her in her mission of providing birthday
parties and collecting backpacks with school supplies. Mandi Simon also
is one of 25 GlobeChangers across the nation recognized by the Jefferson
Awards Foundation in 2014. For more information about Simon Says Give,
visit simonsaysgive.org.
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Contacts:
TCF Bank
Amie Hoffner, 952-475-3350
news@tcfbank.com
or
Simon
Says Give
Amy Grove, 612-710-0877
amy.grove@simonsayslead.com
Source: TCF Financial Corporation
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