During the month of August, Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse kicks off their Back to School season, carrying a full line of backpacks, lunch bags, and school accessories from Sydney Paige® Inc., a Buy One|Give One company. With each purchase of a Sydney Paige® backpack, the company donates a matching bag to a child in need. All donated backpacks are filled with age–?appropriate school supplies. Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse has designated the children of Northwest Pasadena to receive the donated backpacks filled with school supplies. The backpacks and school supplies will be given to the 300 children attending the Robinson Park Back to School event.

“We are so incredibly appreciative that Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse has chosen the children of Northwest Pasadena to receive the donated backpacks,” says Courtney Brockmeyer, Founder & CEO of the backpack company. “The Bookstore has been a wonderful supporter of Sydney Paige® from the start and we love the relationship we have with them and the city of La Cañada Flintridge.”

Sydney Paige® Inc. believes that education is self?empowerment for a better future. The collaboration between the company and the bookstore enables children in need to start the school year off with brand new, high quality backpacks filled with school supplies including notebooks, pencils, markers, rulers, erasers and much more. Brockmeyer states,“The top reasons for kids dropping out of school are simply lack of confidence and the lack of tools to do their work. By providing underserved children with new, high quality backpacks and the supplies they need, we are providing them with a foundation to learn and thrive in school.”

About Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse

Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse is a La Cañada Flintridge landmark, at the intersection of Foothill Blvd. and the Angeles Crest Highway. Offering a wide selection of books and back to school items, including textbooks for LCUSD, gifts, stationery, games, toys and more, the Bookstore is great for all ages. (http://www.flintridgebooks.com/)

For more information, contact Gail Mishkin at [email protected] or (818) 790-0717.

About Sydney Paige® Inc.

Sydney Paige® Inc. is a buy one, give one company where for every product sold, a matching product is donated to a child in need. They sell quality backpacks, school related accessories and children’s books, with a focus on education as self–?empowerment for a better future. With their products and their ‘Giving Back Together’ movement, Sydney Paige® Inc. addresses the top reasons for drop out, which are the lack of confidence and the lack of tools for students to do their work. Sydney Paige® Inc. is certified as a women’s business enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). (http://sydneypaigeinc.com)

For more information, contact Courtney Brockmeyer at [email protected] or (818) 319-6279