Communities in Schools offers six ways to donate
(Seguin) – The next time you head into the store, you might want to grab a few notebooks, pencils and folders. Those are among the items that will be needed as the community comes together this Saturday to help Pack the Bus outside the Seguin HEB. Communities in Schools of South Central Texas, an affiliate of the national organization, is leading the drive for the seven campuses that it serves in the Seguin ISD. As a non-profit, the organization works full-time in the schools to help students with whatever they need to stay in school and stay focused.
Dawn Koehler, CIS director of development, says school supplies are among the list of priority items that are required to keep kids successful in the classroom.
“Things that we do at the beginning of the school year especially and actually all through the school year is provide school supplies for our kids to start off the school year and so, there’s ways to with Seguin kiddos specifically. For Pack the Bus, we have expanded our program this year for donating. You can donate online at our website.
We’ve got drop off locations for school supplies there in Seguin at Guadalupe county farm bureau at Emanuel’s Lutheran Church, at Pecantown Books & Brews and at Prosperity Bank so people can take their school supplies anytime there, “said Koehler.
Koehler says in total, there are six ways to donate. She says the main opportunity, however, will be this Saturday at Seguin’s HEB.
“Then this Saturday, at the Seguin HEB, we will be there collecting school supplies and taking donations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 3 and then Seguin folks can also shop online on our Amazon Wish List for different supplies that are needed for Seguin kids and then also at the Seguin HEB at the checkout stand, you can make a donation through the actual register there at HEB and that money goes specifically for Seguin Kids,” said Koehler. “Also on Aug. 2, it’s really cool – McDonalds, they are going to donate a dollar for every McDonalds
Kit Kat McFlurry that is purchased – that goes specifically for Seguin kids as well for Communities in Schools.”
Those needing some direction in what to donate are being referred to the CIS’s website or they can simply pick up one of the paper list found near the school supplies at the store. Clear backpacks are also needed for all students.
Although they currently serve seven campuses, Koehler says all donations received will go to those Seguin ISD students who need them. She says they don’t want school supplies to be an extra battle for those families who are currently struggling.
“This is a hard time right now for the families that are really struggling. It’s a real thing more so now than ever,” said Koehler.
Koehler says once collected; the supplies will be delivered directly to the Seguin ISD for distribution. She says this can be a very stressful time of the year for families and encourages the community to donate when and wherever they can.
“I know that there are other organizations in town collecting school supplies also for Seguin schools so any help towards their school supply drive is so needed as well — so everybody is pitching in and helping Seguin kids. That’s the important awesome thing that is going on for the start of the school year,” said Koehler.
Again, CIS employees will be collecting donations on Saturday outside the Seguin HEB from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To donate online via Venmo visit www.cis-sct.org/.