{"id":3592,"date":"2013-08-21T15:43:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2013-08-28T23:23:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T03:23:11","slug":"sweet-deal-for-students-at-staples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/sweet-deal-for-students-at-staples\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet deal for students at Staples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Staples and the Optimist Club of Aurora are helping you gear up for the new school year with a special evening this Wednesday, August 21.<br \/>\nThe Optimists will be at the Aurora Staples location at Yonge Street and Murray Drive, from 6 \u2013 8 p.m. to boost Staples\u2019 annual School Supply Drive, collecting both supplies and money for supplies to help low income families.<br \/>\nAll cash and supplies collected during the initiative will be donated directly to the Optimist Club for distribution.<br \/>\nTo sweeten the deal, Dairy Queen will also be on hand to hand out ice cream coupons for their Yonge and Edward location to everyone who comes in to make a donation.<br \/>\n\u201cAlthough Aurora is a wealthy community, there are people who are well off and there are people who are struggling,\u201d said Kevin Elliston of Staples Aurora. \u201cIf you are one of those in need of help, please don\u2019t think you can\u2019t talk to the Optimist Club. 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