PHOTO COURTESY BOSTON WHALER Boston Whaler recently held its 14th annual “Boatload of School Supplies” drive. The event was established to help local elementary students and teachers by contributing classroom items. Boston Whaler this year expanded its outreach to support seven local elementary and high schools.
“We are so fortunate to have wonderful educators in our community, and this annual event is a great opportunity for our employees to come together to show our gratitude for all of the efforts of our local teachers, principals and elementary school staff to educate and prepare young students for a successful future,” said Lenn Scholz, president, Boston Whaler, in a statement. “As a company, we are committed to supporting the community in which we live and work, and we feel privileged to give back and show our support with efforts like Boatload of Supplies.”
Throughout the drive, employees from Boston Whaler’s Edgewater and Flagler facilities in Florida contributed money and school supplies. They were matched by Boston Whaler to build supply kits for more than 1,000 students. The kits included notebooks, crayons, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, scissors and snacks.
The kits were delivered in a Boston Whaler 150 Montauk boat to Coronado Beach Elementary, Chisholm Elementary, Read-Pattillo Elementary, Edgewater Elementary, Indian River Elementary, Burns Science & Tech and Flagler Palm Coast High School. Additional supplies from the Flagler collection were donated to the S.T.U.F.F. Bus, part of the Flagler County Education Foundation.
