Serena Williams Comes With a Philanthropic Initiative for ‘Underserved’ Schools

Published 07/29/2020, 11:35 AM EDT

Wearing masks these days has become really important. The pandemic has spread across the world and masks are one of the easiest things to slow down the spread of the virus. Serena Williams has also decided to help out. As the US is in grips of the virus and the schools reopen she is trying to help.

Serena is a parent and so understands the worries of other parents. As schools reopen, everyone will worry about their children. And this would affect the lower strata of society more who due to the pandemic are having financial troubles and so cannot even buy a mask. And so Serena has announced on her social media handles about her new program MaskForKids.

Getting back to school this fall means having #masksforkids to wear.
I’m teaming up with @BellaCanvasLA, the National School Board Association and @Scholastic to donate 4.25 million masks to underserved schools and… https://t.co/gBwAOcB0jB
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) July 29, 2020

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“I’m grateful to be able to help educate our schools about this” – Serena Williams

Serena has decided to donate 4.25 million masks to underserved schools. She will also provide educational material about masks to 54 million students so that they understand the importance of wearing masks. This material will be provided in all the 115,000 schools across the US.

“I’m teaming up with Bella canvas, the National School Board Association, and Scholastic Inc to donate 4.25 million masks to underserved schools and provide educational materials about masks to 54 million students and all 115,000 schools in the United States.” Serena wrote on Instagram

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In her program, MaskForKids additional masks will also be provided at a very affordable price.

“Through the #MasksForKids program, schools can access affordable masks and educational materials, quickly. In addition to donating 4.25 million masks, another mask will be donated for each one purchased by the schools. I’m grateful to be able to help educate our schools about this resource and to be given the opportunity to serve so many students.” she further wrote

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The US sees thousands of new cases and deaths every day. So Serena is doing whatever she can to help her country in these tough times.

Source: Twitter – Serena Williams

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Bhavishya Mittal is a tennis author for EssentiallySports, who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Manipal University. A former sports editor for The Manipal Journal, Bhavishya has also worked for The New Indian Express. He has a keen eye for many sports but he is a particularly ardent follower of tennis, with a zest to create riveting articles on the ever-evolving sport.

Serena Williams Comes With a Philanthropic Initiative for ‘Underserved’ Schools

“I’m grateful to be able to help educate our schools about this” – Serena Williams

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