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Active 20-30’s national project is a back to school shopping event to help underprivileged children start the school year off with the tools necessary for success. Petaluma Active 20-30 #30, Active 20-30 Sebastopol #63, and Active 20-30 of the North Bay #656 work together each year to take children from our respective communities on this back to school shopping spree.

Each child is partnered with an Active 20-30 personal shopper with $160 to spend on clothes, shoes and jackets for the start of the school year. With early bird specials, clearance racks and an additional 15% off at the cash register at Kohl’s in Petaluma, we are able to provide these children with an ample amount of quality clothing that will last them throughout the school year.

When shopping is complete with each child they then have the opportunity to get their haircut by a volunteer hair stylist. Once the new clothes have been purchased and a new haircut has been provided, the children can enjoy a delicious breakfast. The children are also given a brand new backpack full of school supplies including crayons, colored markers, paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, tape, binders and more!