DETROIT, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of
Back to School season, Ally Financial distributed backpacks and
school supplies to 600 Detroit-area
students at Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan's annual "Be Fit for
School" event, and stocked the Detroit Club's library with 50 books
on financial literacy topics and money skills. Ally is also
sponsoring the new Backpack Café program, which will allow Boys
& Girls Clubs' kids dealing with food-insecurity to take a
backpack full of healthy food home with them each weekend. The
donations were made in an effort to provide local kids with the
support they need as they start the new school year.
"Ally is proud to once again be supporting Detroit children with school supplies as they
head back to school, and also sponsoring an innovative new program
that provides food for kids over the weekend when they are away
from school lunches and after school program snacks," said
Gina Proia, Ally chief
communications officer and head of corporate citizenship. "We are
pleased to join with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan to encourage
Detroit students in their
educational endeavors and remind them that they are supported by a
community that cares."
Ally is sponsoring Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan's new Backpack Café
program, which will begin this October. All children in the
Detroit Public Schools receive
free school lunches, and many rely on these meals during the week.
The Backpack Café program will provide Boys & Girls Clubs' kids
dealing with food insecurity a backpack of food to take home with
them over the weekend.
"On behalf of all of us at Boys & Girls Clubs, I want to
thank Ally for their support and participation in a very successful
Be Fit for School event for our kids and for the support of our new
Backpack Café program, which will continue to help these kids
throughout the school year," said Len
Krichko, President & CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of
Southeastern Michigan. "Backpack
Café is a brand new program that will help students access the food
that they need over the weekend, when they may not have access to
consistent meals."
About 600 elementary, middle and high school students received
age-appropriate backpacks and supplies at the Be Fit for School
event. Ally volunteers helped to run afternoon activities, serve
lunch and read books to the younger students on money topics, to
highlight the importance of reading and increasing financial
literacy. Following the event, Ally donated 50 books on financial
literacy topics to Boys & Girls Clubs' library to help students
at all grade levels continue to learn good money habits and
skills.
Ally's Back to School efforts in Detroit reflect the company's overall
commitment to the community and youth through donations, programs,
partnerships with local organizations and volunteerism. Last fall,
Ally teamed up with The Detroit
Public Schools Foundation to donate 3,000 books on money skills and
topics to elementary and middle schools in the city, and surprised
all the students at Spain
Elementary-Middle School with supplies for the year.
About Ally Financial Inc.
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a leading digital financial
services company and a top 25 U.S. financial holding company
offering financial products for consumers, businesses, automotive
dealers and corporate clients. Ally's legacy dates back to 1919,
and the company was redesigned in 2009 with a distinctive brand,
innovative approach and relentless focus on its customers. Ally has
an award-winning online bank (member FDIC), one of the largest full
service auto finance operations in the country, a complementary
auto-focused insurance business, a growing digital wealth
management and online brokerage platform, and a trusted corporate
finance business offering capital for equity sponsors and
middle-market companies.
The company had approximately $157.9 billion in assets
as of June 30, 2016. For more information, visit the Ally
press room at http://media.ally.com or follow Ally
on Twitter: @AllyFinancial.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
Celebrating its 90th anniversary, Boys & Girls
Clubs of Southeastern Michigan is
a nonprofit youth development organization that provides
high-quality programs for children, youth and teens (ages 6 to 18;
grades 1-12) throughout southeast Michigan. Over 15,000 kids count on their 10
neighborhood Boys & Girls Clubs as a place for fun, learning,
leading, and serving during non-school hours and summer breaks.
B&GCSM is passionate about providing a safe, productive, and
positive environment that leads to academic success, good character
and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. For more information,
visit bgcsm.org.
Contact:
Desirée Chavis
646-781-2544
desiree.chavis@ally.com
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