When the Burlington clothing store hosted a ribbon cutting at its Crossroads location at the end of October, company officials also made a donation to California Avenue Elementary School administrators and members of the student council.

Before wielding the scissors for the ribbon cutting in front of the store, a special check presentation was conducted. Burlington had selected California Avenue to receive a $5000 check as part of its Adopt-a-Classroom Program.

As part of the ceremony, Riverbank Mayor Richard D. O’Brien presented Burlington Store Manager Sarika Kumar with a certificate of special recognition on behalf of the Riverbank City Council. In addition, District 1 Supervisor Buck Condit presented a similar certificate from the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors.

Burlington – previously known as Burlington Coat Factory – is described as an “off price department store retailer” and features clothing, home décor and more. It moved in to the Riverbank Crossroads earlier this year, taking over the spot that had been vacated by Best Buy, moving in after renovations to the store were completed.

There are more than 100 stores nationwide, with outlets in 40 states.

Along with presenting the check for California Avenue, Kumar had the honor of cutting the ribbon for the new Burlington store during the Oct. 27 ceremony.