Friday, members of the Pittsburgh Steelers including OT Zach Banner, LB Alex Highsmith, OG Kevin Dotson, QB Dwayne Haskins, and RB Trey Edmunds, handed out about 1,500 backpacks filled with school supplies to kids for the 9th Annual Pittsburgh Public Schools Back-To-School event.
.@ZBNFL, @dh_simba7, @kdd7696, @highsmith34 & Trey Edmunds were on hand at the 9th Annual @PPSnews back-to-school event 🙌 #PittsburghForPPS | @B3Foundation pic.twitter.com/hyJGGCvN31
— Steelers Community Relations (@SteelersCR) August 20, 2021
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School is right around the corner for most public schools in the country, and the Steelers are making sure our youth in the Pittsburgh area are going back the right way. The Back-To-School event took place right at Heinz Field and included a plethora of supplies all donated by the team.
Check out some of these awesome photos below:
Lending a helping hand. #PittsburghForPPS pic.twitter.com/vRlUW7Rpgk
— Steelers Community Relations (@SteelersCR) August 20, 2021
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After the event, Highsmith and his father, Sam Highsmith, handed out 75 more backpacks/school supplies to Clairton Elementary School through their newly founded non-profit organization, the Alex Highsmith Family Foundation. Sam expressed his gratitude for all those who helped make today such a successful one, including our very own Yinzhers:
These are the things that the @yinzhers fantasy draft funds will go to support! 🖤💛💚💛 https://t.co/54F3rbfL38
— Sam Highsmith (@HighsmithHigh5) August 20, 2021
Just another good day's work for the good guys in black and gold. The Steelers will look to rest easy this evening as they prepare to take on the Detroit Lions tomorrow in their third preseason game thus far in 2021. Expect to see Banner, Highsmith, Dotson, Haskins and Edmunds all suited up come game time.
More to come.
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