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CIS of Puyallup’s Annual School Supply And Backpack Drive

August 1, 2014 | 8:00 am – August 22, 2014 | 8:00 pm

Help a child return to school ready to succeed!

Communities In Schools of Puyallup is partnering with several local businesses and organizations to organize a school supply drive. All donations will be distributed to students in need in the Puyallup School District.

School supply donation drop-off sites include the following locations. The list will expand as other sites are announced:

August 1-22:

  • American West Bank, 13605 Meridian Ave. E.
  • Columbia Bank, 4220 S. Meridian
  • Key Bank’s three Puyallup area locations: 511 River Road; 3903 S. Meridian; and 15117 Meridian E.
  • Foursquare Church, 601 9th Ave. SE
  • Hair Masters, 1419 E. Main

In addition, CIS of Puyallup is partnering with Red Canoe Credit Union to host the “Fill the Canoe” school supply drive from August 4th – 22nd. In addition to several convenient drop-off locations throughout Puyallup, Red Canoe will have a large display in their lobby at 165th and Meridian for the public to fill with much needed items. Red Canoe will then match these donations pound-for-pound for an even bigger impact.

August 4-22:

  • Red Canoe Credit Union’s two Puyallup area locations: 16510 Meridian St. E. and 601 39th Ave. S.W.
  • South Hill Mall Food Court, 3500 S. Meridian
  • Puyallup-Sumner Chamber of Commerce, 323 N. Meridian
  • Washington State Fair Administration Building, 110 9th Ave. S.W.
  • The City of Puyallup, 333 S. Meridian,
  • Puyallup School District Education Service Center, 302 Second St. S.E.,

For more information please contact Bridget O’Connor, Red Canoe Credit Union (253-942-3111, boconnor@redcanoecu.com) or Jan Mauk, Communities In Schools of Puyallup (253-435-6689, maukje@puyallup.k12.wa.us).

Items especially in need this year include backpacks appropriate for junior high and high school students, 2- to 3-inch three-ring binders, composition notebooks, graph paper; highlighters, colored pencils, markers, pencil pouches, binder dividers, filler paper, and spiral notebooks.

See the school supply lists, which detail items required at each grade level.

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