The entire student body of Cornerstone Schools and Cornerstone Academies were the first recipients in Detroit of Give Will, a program established by Will Leather Goods designed to support students in underfunded schools across America through in-kind backpack donations. Each Cornerstone student in grades K – 12, totaling about 3,000 students, received a specially-designed Give Will backpack on Monday, Dec. 14. Each bag includes a space for the child to write his/her future aspirations, with the backpack intended to serve as a, “bag to carry your dreams.”
Will Adler, founder and creative director of Will Leather Goods, who recently opened a legacy store in Midtown Detroit, made the donation at two school assemblies, where he addressed and inspired students to stay motivated and work hard to achieve goals.
Will Leather Goods’ social initiative, Give Will, was founded on the belief that every child deserves a bag to carry their dreams. Adler, whose philanthropic mission is central to the company’s culture, designed a capsule collection of backpacks especially for the program, and each colorful bag features a space for students to write both their name and their dream, to act as a reminder to keep working toward their goals. Over the next five years, WLG has committed to donating 500,000 backpacks across the U.S.
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