Lancaster, PA -- (SBWire) -- 08/25/2017 --ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists announced that they donated almost 1,000 backpacks to children in need this past July through their annual Backpack Donation Drive.

The purpose of the drive is to provide children in need with all the necessary supplies to go back to school and start the year successfully.

Participating ImageFIRST locations selected an organization or charity of their choice to donate backpacks and school supplies to. Each organization provided a list with the specific materials they needed to fill the backpacks.

The materials requested included school supplies such as composition/spiral notebooks, pencils, tissues, scissors, pencil cases, glue sticks/glue, rulers, folders, water bottles, hand sanitizer, tape, and crayons/colored pencils.

The ImageFIRST offices purchased all the backpacks and associates were responsible for purchasing the materials on the lists that were given to them from the organizations. This drive took place throughout the entire month of July, giving associates enough time to gather the donations and put the backpacks together to deliver them to their selected organization before the start of the school year.

Many ImageFIRST locations throughout the United States participated in the drive, with most locations donating at least 50 backpacks, and some donating well over 100. The Lancaster office donated 192 backpacks to Hands Across the Street, the North Carolina team donated 144 to Union Hill Elementary and Fairview Elementary, Atlanta associates donated 100 to Foster Cares, and the Corporate Office in King of Prussia donated 100 to Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia.

ImageFIRST, a provider of medical linen and laundry services in Philadelphia, PA, places its community as the heart of its Company Purpose. They participate in regular community service events and partner with several charitable organizations.

To learn more about ImageFIRST's laundry and linen services and healthcare in Philadelphia, PA, contact ImageFIRST by calling 800-932-7472 or by visiting http://lancaster.imagefirst.com/.

About ImageFIRST
Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST® is the largest and fastest growing national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the healthcare market. ImageFIRST's 36 locations nationwide serve over 11,000 medical facilities every week providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs and more while managing their clients' linen inventory for cost management. With a customer retention rate of over 95%, ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction through quality products and remarkable service: their Comfort Care® line of gowns are proven to increase patients' favorable perception of a facility by more than 50%. For more information about ImageFIRST, your cost-effective solution for greater patient satisfaction, please visit http://www.imagefirst.com.