SLPS Aastha Charities collected donations from the SLPS community in June 2017 and were able to purchase school supplies to fill 400 backpacks for Irving ISD. 300 backpacks were donated to Irving ISD, 75 to CFBISD and 25 backpacks were given to the staff of SLPS for their children. This year, the Aastha Committee has a target of 1,000 backpacks to be donated to these districts but also add on other districts. Data shows that the top 5 poorest ISDs in the DFW area are as follows: Dallas, Ft. Worth, Irving, Arlington and Grand Prairie. These districts have been contacted and so far Dallas and Irving are very eager to receive donations from SLPS. Adding a nametag with SLPS Aastha Charities to the backpack is something we are looking into this year.
