BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2022
August 17, 2022
by Rachael Russell
Style Saves hosted its 12th annual Back-To-School event on August 13th & 14th at MANA Wynwood Convention Center. This weekend we hosted 15,000 students for a weekend full of laughter, activities, and of course school supplies.
This year was very special for us for several reasons. For the first time, Style Saves was able to produce and distribute private label items made by us for our students. After several years, we decided it was most fitting to style out students with items we felt were made for them with the Style Saves touch. This year's event was also the first time we hosted our students in person since 2019.
“After over a decade of hosting our annual Back-To-School event and dealing with the difficulty of ensuring orders are correct and going out on time, we are so excited to finally launch our own private label of Style Saves-branded school supplies, backpacks, uniforms, and sneakers,”
- Rachael Russell Saiger, Style Saves President
Over the weekend, 15,000 students and their families came to receive free backpacks, uniforms, school supplies & more! Students from over 300 schools in Miami Dade & Broward participated, including various organizations such as Lotus House, Title I Migrant Education Program, the Guatemalan Maya Center & more!
”This will allow us to provide high-quality products for students, ultimately allow us to grow and expand, bringing this important community initiative to other cities that desperately need it,”
-Isabela Rangel Grutman, Style Saves Vice President
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who came, none of this would have been possible without your time and help. We’d also like to thank our sponsors, Aesop, All About Parties & Events, All Day Coffee, Amazonica, Authentic Brands Group, Baby Zone Miami, Balloons For You, Bauducco Wafers, Bunnies Cakes, Célafête Events, Deliver Lean, Design History Girls, Exclusive Designs Global, Fit Glow Beauty, Food Stations 305, Frito Lay, Fudz Lab, Glosslab, Go Puff, IGK Salons, Jordache, Juntos Project, Legacy Fit, Lulu Chips, MIA Photo Booth, Miami Beach Bum, Miami Party Entertainment, Mina Bistro, Party Gift Solutions, Pepsi, Pueblito Viejo, Pura Vida, Purely Baked by Sarah, Rosetta Bakery, Santo Dulce, Skincare by Amy Peterson, State Bags, Taco Chido, The Office of Dr. Marty Zaiac, Tinez Farms, United Legwear, W.O.W. Ice, & Wolf of Tacos.
“Style Saves began with the idea to unite fashion with philanthropy. Combining a talented, diverse community with a shared love for humanitarianism, the organization aimed at inspiring a fresh generation. Together with our fashion fundraisers, we host yearly events for kids, including Project Prom, Back to School, a Holiday party, as well as trips to disaster areas to make sure people in those areas have what they need. Setting us apart is our concept of charity through fashion, which inspires others to get involved and to give back.”
For more information on how you can get involved please visit stylesaves.org and follow them on Instagram @stylesaves.
Images by World Red Eye.