{"id":328503,"date":"2026-08-24T16:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328503\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:54:29","slug":"jamaica-bangladesh-friends-society-hosts-back-to-school-giveaway-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328503\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society hosts \u2018Back to School Giveaway\u2019 \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society held its 20th annual community-wide \u201cBack to School Giveaway\u201d on Friday, Aug. 21, at Captain Tilly Park.<\/p>\n

Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

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The Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society<\/a> partnered with the Jamaica Hill Community Association<\/a> and Save the People<\/a> to host its 20th annual \u201cBack to School Giveaway\u201d on Friday, Aug. 21, at Captain Tilly Park<\/a> in Jamaica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Free backpacks and essential school supplies were given out to kids on hand for the event, helping make sure they are properly equipped and ready to learn in the upcoming school year.
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to give to kids and families who are struggling to get the kids ready to go back to school,\u201d Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society Founder and President Mohammed Islam Delwar said. \u201cWe try to think of everything possible a kid needs to go back to school.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society Founder and President Mohammed Islam Delwar (fifth from left, with microphone) addresses attendees of the Back to School Giveaway. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

A grassroots effort, the Back to School Giveaway offered critical relief to families in the Jamaica neighborhood during a time when the cost of school necessities is increasing.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very important that we support our youths in need before back-to-school,\u201d Jamaica Hill Community Association President Saaif Alam said. \u201cWe have notebooks, we have backpacks, we have socks and we have plenty of supplies. We do this [giveaway] every summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

In addition to the giveaway of school supplies, the event also featured plenty of entertainment for the kids on hand. This included food, drinks, face painting, clowns, balloon animals and more.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Entertainers at the event used balloons to create animals and other things for kids in attendance. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Kids had the opportunity to get their faces painted. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
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