For Immediate Release
August 26, 2010
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OAKVILLE, ON – For this upcoming school year, Entripy is excited to announce it will be donating 100 backpacks filled with school supplies and a lunch bag to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton. The backpacks will then be distributed by BBBS of Halton to children in their program who are in need of these items for back-to-school.

The supplies in the school bags include notebooks, pencils, coloured pencils, pencil sharpeners, rulers, erasers and sticky notes. "I remember as a kid how excited I was to have brand new school supplies on my first day of school. We wanted to give children in our community a chance to open the doors to their school on the first day with a great big smile and a backpack filled with everything they are going to need," says Jas Brar, President & CEO of Entripy Custom Clothing. "Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton were the perfect recipients of our donation and it was so rewarding to see how excited and grateful they were."

According to Community Development Halton's Social Profile of Halton Region 2009 Report, the number of low income families in Halton has increased over 40% since 2000. A surprise to some but poverty does exist in the cities in the Halton Region (Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills). Those families living in poverty in Halton struggle at the beginning of each school year. They struggle to provide their children with the supplies they will need to excel in school. Entripy is pleased and eager to assist some of the parents by donating these essential supplies to their children.

Entripy is a proud supporter of many charities and organizations and has an ongoing commitment to raising awareness of issues impacting the lives of Canadians and people worldwide. Entripy prides itself in being a strong community leader; whether it is sponsorship through apparel, raising money, or donating items.

About Entripy Custom Clothing

Entripy (www.entripy.com) is Canada's leader for custom printed t-shirts and is a leading provider of custom apparel in Canada. It provides garment design, screen printing and embroidery. With 25 employees, Entripy provides custom design, production and shipping of garments from its Oakville, Ontario facility. Entripy has an unwavering commitment to superior customer service and a dedication to innovation, research and technology. Entripy provides customers a quality, leading edge product for orders as few as five items to extensive orders numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Entripy's client base includes corporations, academic institutions, and the not-for-profit sector.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

BBBS of Halton is a community service dedicated to meeting the emotional, physical and social needs of girls and boys in our community. It is a non-profit, registered charity and is an associate member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada & a participating United Way Agency. BBBS of Halton has been creating friendships since 1969. They started out matching Big Brothers/Sisters with Little Brothers/Sisters and have grown to include a variety of different programs that serve both boys and girls. BBBS of Halton are proud of their achievements and continue to strive to be on the leading edge of the Big Brothers Big Sisters movement in Canada.

Visit online at: www.bbbshalton.ca

For more information, contact Shelli Brar, tel: 905-844-1291; cell: 416-948-7345; e-mail: media@entripy.com or visit www.entripy.com.

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