Rochester Hills Mom Behind Effort to Buy Backpacks for Kids in Need
The ReadySetGo program will provide Rochester-area kindergarten students with their first backpacks filled with all the school supplies they need to start off their first year.
Rochester Hills mom Alhan Miller remembers the joy of shopping for school supplies as a child. Now, all grown up and the mom of a 5-year-old who will be starting kindergarten in the fall, Miller is looking forward to sharing this excitement with her son. But along with the excitement comes her concerns about the children who aren't so fortunate. Miller, working in conjunction with the Rochester Community Schools Foundation, has founded ReadySetGo, a program that will raise money to buy backpacks and school supplies for students in need who are starting kindergarten in the fall. It's her way to give back. "Unfortunately, there are children in the Rochester area who will not get to experience the joy of school shopping because their families…
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