More than 15,000 community members were served during the annual Round Rock ISD school supply event, held at Round Rock High School Aug. 14, 2016.
The event, in partnership with the Round Rock Police Department (RRPD), the Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Foundation, Kutz 4 Kidz and the Dream Big Foundation, celebrated the start of a new school year. Participants had the opportunity to receive free food, school supplies, haircuts and entertainment throughout the day.
Traditionally, Round Rock ISD has hosted a school supply distribution event while the Round Rock Police Department has hosted its Kutz 4 Kidz event. This year, Round Rock ISD and RRPD partnered to create one community-wide event and served more than 7,000 students with free school supplies and 751 students with free haircuts.
“Round Rock ISD is honored to partner with the Round Rock Police Department to serve a record number of students in our community,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Flores said. “As a result of this partnership, students will walk through our doors next week ready to learn with new school supplies, a haircut and the confidence to embrace new opportunities.”
More than 1,000 community members volunteered at the event which included bounce houses, face painting, a petting zoo and a nail painting station manned by the RRPD SWAT team.
“Through our partnership with Round Rock Police Department and with the support of the community, we were able to serve more students and offer more services than ever before,” said Rachael Brunson community partnerships supervisor. “It’s important for students to start the new year knowing they have the support of the entire community.”
