I hope you all had a great
weekend! Last week was probably one of the best weeks of my life! Paige
helped me load up a truck and I drove everything down to Louisiana. I
can’t thank you enough for joining forces with Branches to make this
event possible. The more I drove to your centers and watched the
Branches office overflow with supplies and gifts the more joy and
gratitude I had for what I have the privilege to do everyday! THANK
YOU!!!!
Kiara (the teacher
coordinating the drive) was so thankful! Her class unload the truck and
showed me the donation center the school has set up in an unused storage
area. Creating a “store” for flood victims to come and “shop” at has
given the community a sense of dignity in such a tragic and horrible
time. The students were so appreciative and could hardly believe we
drove from TN to help. I told her we would love to continue the drive if
they were still needing the support. They were very appreciative of our
continual support and asked if we could focus the remaining of our
drive on a few specific things. They are in desperate need of khakis,
their county has a dress code and they are having an issue supplying the
displaced students with uniforms. They are also in need of school
supplies (see list below):
New and Used:
Khaki shorts (not cargo style)
Khaki pants
Khaki skirts
School Supplies:
Binders
Loose paper
Copy Paper
Scissors
Pens
Pencils
Notebooks
Folders
Katie D. (far left) delivering donations.
We will continue to collect donations until the end of September. Drop off box is in the front lobby.