Community steps forward to donate school supplies

So far, more than 3,000 students have received supplies from the School Supply Landslide. Members of the community have donated school supplies for students who may not have pencils, backpacks and notebooks. On August 14, Board of Education members and district administrators showed their support by displaying the supplies they purchased at the beginning of the BOE meeting. Pleasant Valley Middle School Leadership Cadets collected $400 in supplies and presented them at the BOE meeting. For more information on the School Supply Landslide, sponsored by KAKE-TV, the Salvation Army, the Wichita Eagle, Credit Union of America and Radio Disney, click here. Donations will be accepted until August 25.

As part of its community service project, the Wichita Pachyderm Club donated and delivered supplies to Bryant Core Knowledge Magnet and Black Traditional Magnet.

Dillons' is having their own school supply drive, collecting items at its stores. Dillon’s will deliver the supplies it collects to the School Service Center on August 26. They will be distributed to Adams, Caldwell, Clark, Enterprise, Gammon, Griffith, Irving, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Linwood, L’Ouverture, Spaght, Woodland and Woodman.

Photo caption: The Wichita Board of Education displays the supplies collected by the Board and district administration during the August 14 meeting. Photo by Susan Arensman