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Posted: Jun 22, 2022 9:33 AMUpdated: Jun 22, 2022 9:35 AM

Pack the Backpack Drive

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Tom Davis
The annual Washington County School Supply Drive is underway. Pack the Backpacks provides school supplies for those needing assistance for the 2022 – 2023 school year.
 
Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Cindy Dronyk and Shelley Davidson with the Pack the Backpaks said anyone attending Osage Hills, Bartlesville, Dewey, Caney Valley, Bowring, or Copan Public schools, entering Headstart thru grade 12 may apply.
 
Please consider making a $5 donation per family when you pick up your supplies.  Without sufficient funds, we may not be able to continue this program.  We thank you for your help.
 
Future dates and activities are subject to change due to CDC guidelines. Please check this website periodically for updates.
 
Now thru Jully 15, CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE 
 
Or, from June 13th thru July 15th,     apply in person at these Bartlesville locations:
 
Agape Mission, 555 S Cass Ave   Mondays 11am-1:30pm,                       
or Fridays 11am-1:30pm
 
Mary Martha Outreach, 1845 SW 4th St Wednesdays 9am-11am,                          
or Thursdays 12pm-2pm 
 
 
 
ABOUT WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
 

The drive is an annual project to provide students in Washington County, Oklahoma with the school supplies they need to start school in the fall. Applications are accepted in July of each year for those who need supplies. Agape Mission and Mary Martha Outreach accept the applications and verify the information.

As students sign up, a master list of needed supplies is updated and buyers search out the lowest prices for the thousands of pencils and crayons, among other things, that are needed.

On Packing Day, a small army of volunteers prepares a backpack for each student which contains exactly what the published school supply list says he/she needs. Then, on Pickup Day the backpacks are handed out.

This project runs entirely on volunteers and donations.

Mission Statement

The Washington County School Supply Drive is a charitable organization helping area students in Headstart through 12th grade and teachers by providing school supplies to those students in need of assistance due to financial difficulties thus helping to make school a better experience for both teachers and students.

 

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