Tool Allows Community To Help Students In Need

CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Cartersville City and Bartow County School systems are joining forces to make a larger impact on the lives of students they serve. This new initiative, Purposity, allows you to quickly and easily lend a hand to someone in need, right from your phone.

By simply signing up on their website, users are sent a text message once a week with a specific physical need they can meet. Needs range from items like shoes and jackets to school supplies and small household items. With just a few clicks, the items are sent to the systems, and placed in the hands of the students quickly. This program will allow both systems more time to focus on the long-term needs of students.

“We are a community passionate about helping one another. I see it every day as a superintendent,” said Bartow County School System Superintendent Dr. Phillip Page. “When a food-insecure family has needs, our community steps up. When a class needs a mentor, our community steps up. This generosity makes Cartersville-Bartow County unique. Purposity is another way for our community to connect and unite in a meaningful way.”

This new tool also lets the community know about the powerful work we are doing and tells the stories of the children we serve while giving our supporters another opportunity to quickly get involved in lending a hand to someone near them.

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"Our school systems are so fortunate to be surrounded by such a generous, attentive community,” Cartersville City School Superintendent Dr. Marc Feuerbach added. “We truly appreciate the responsiveness we receive when needs are present. The addition of Purposity is exciting because it combines the convenience of technology with the power of caring individuals creating a remarkable opportunity to improve students' lives and build a stronger community."

The systems need 500 users in the Cartersville-Bartow County community to launch Purposity. If you would like to be a part of this movement, please go to www.purposity.com and sign up. It takes less than two minutes to make a difference in the lives of our children.

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