Back-to-Schoo Child Spree 2026
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01 Aug 2026 |
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 Hayward
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This annual event provides a back-to-school $150 shopping trip for 100 school-aged children for new clothing for the upcoming school year. Rotary is proud to partner with JC Penney's, the Hayward Police Department Youth and Family Services Bureau, Friends of Hayward Library, CSUEB Athletic department and YOU to empower students in our community.
You can be an important and positive part of this upcoming school year by participating in one or both of the following ways.
- Volunteer! Children shop with a community volunteers . JCPenney charges no sales tax, so the $150 goes just that much further.
- Volunteer arrival is at 7:30am, Saturday, August 1, 2026. The shopping starts around 8:00 AM and is over by 10:30am.
- Click on the Online Registration sign-up button, or simply click HERE .
- If you speak Spanish, please sign up in that category.
- Donate! For 20 years, the Hayward Rotary Club has coordinated and raised funds to support children and families in our community, but we cannot do it alone.
- Donations in any amount are accepted. To make a tax-deductible donation click HERE. The goal is to raise $150 per child ($15,000 total) to cover the cost of the gift cards.
- Donate by check payable to: Hayward Rotary Foundation and mail to: Hayward Rotary Foundation/Child Spree, P.O. Box 629, Hayward CA 94543 Or, bring it with you to the event.
Thank you very much for being an important part of student success in Hayward!