Avery Dennison set the Guinness World Record for largest amount of school supplies donated in a 24-hour period. Avery Dennison donated more than 8,500 pounds of school supplies to an in-need New York City school, shattering the record requirement of 1,102 lbs, 5 oz.
To establish the record, students from Adolph S Ochs School and Academy lined up at about 9 a.m. on August 4th to stuff a full-size school bus with the donated school supplies as part of the celebration. The feat was witnessed by an official Guinness World Record Adjudicator, who verified that the attempt adhered to the strict guidelines of the record category and presented Avery Dennison with a certificate documenting the new world record.
“I am so proud of what we accomplished here today: setting a new record that enables us not only to support a very deserving school, but also to help draw attention to the needs of schools throughout the country,” said Tim Bond, Group Vice President, Avery Dennison Office Products North America. “Avery Dennison is committed to helping parents and teachers across America provide students with the highest-quality education possible, and the school supplies are vital to that success.”
Guidelines for the record category stipulate that three elements must be present in all Guinness World Record proposals: an idea that is measurable, breakable and verifiable.
The school bus was wrapped in Avery Graphics MPI 1005 Supercast digital film and DOL 1060 overlaminate. The wrap was done by Skinzwraps out of their their Brooklyn, NY facility. Avery MPI 1005 Supercast is available with Easy Apply RS™, Easy Apply™ and Gloss Opaque LTR technologies to provide faster and easier application and long-term removability. Easy Apply air egress technology helps eliminate wrinkles and bubbles while Easy Apply RS provides repositionability and slideability, allowing the film to be moved easily before pressure is applied.
The record setting event is a part of the Avery Dennison Give Back to Schools program that was created in celebration of the company’s 75th anniversary as a way to give back to the communities that have made the company’s success possible. The program will provide 10 very deserving U.S. schools with Avery® premium school supplies. To enter to win, students, families and supporters (ages 18 and older) can vote for their local K-8 school now atwww.averydennisongivebacktoschools.com. At the conclusion of the contest on September 5, the 10 schools with the highest number of votes will each win Avery-brand school supplies valued at approximately $10,000.