7th Annual Wicomico NAACP BackTto-School Rally Aug. 2

The Wicomico County Branch #7028 of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold its Back-To-School Rally at Salisbury Middle School on Morris Street in Salisbury from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Every summer for the past seven years, families of Wicomico County students have had a chance to get “pumped up” at the NAACP Back-to-School Rally. The NAACP Back-to-School Rally is an event meant to encourage both students and parents to realize the fundamental value of education. Children from Prek through eighth grade in the public school system are encouraged to begin the school year with a commitment to attend classes and succeed in all their course work and activities.

Mark Thompson will be the master of ceremonies of the program, which includes an inspiring presentation and entertainment.

The NAACP thanks Pepsi Bottling Venture of Salisbury, Delmarva Power, Salisbury
Westside Revitalization Partnership, Inc., Delta Sigma Omega, AKA, Inc., Hebron Savings Bank, M&T Bank, First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association, Richard L. Polin, Karen Davis' State Farm Insurance, Queen City Elks Lodge #1051,and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Salisbury for their monetary donations to support the Back-to-School Rally.

Additional monetary donations and/or contributions of school supplies (pencils, spiral notebooks, paper, pens, tissue packs, hand sanitizer, etc.) are still needed. The goal is to provide 300 students with a bag of school supplies.

Contributors may bring supplies to Sojourner-Douglass College, 408 Coles Circle, Suite D, Salisbury or make checks out to Wicomico County NAACP and mail to PO Box 1047, Salisbury, MD 21802. Contributions are only tax deductible if donation is used as a promotional advertisement.

Please call 410-543-4187 for information.