Urgent donations needed to support students in North Carolina & Florida
The mountain communities in western North Carolina and central Florida have been horrifically impacted by Hurricanes Helene & Milton. The specific need is unknown at this time as search and rescue efforts are still underway and most of the impacted communities are still trying to restore power, electricity, and clean water supplies. What is known is that many thousand students will not be returning to school for several weeks and when they do, there will be a great need for school supplies.
READ will be unable to meet all the needs, but our goal is to provide a minimum of 2,000 backpacks to the impacted areas. With the goal in mind, READ would need to purchase supplies for another 1,200 backpacks equating to a fundraising target of $12,000.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
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How Far Can You Donation Go?
Your donation will help READ with their mission: for example,
- an elementary school aged child can have a drawstring backpack filled with 2 pencils, a large pink eraser, a pencil sharpener, a box of 8 crayons, a spiral notebook, an art journal, scissors, ruler, a glue stick, and a pencil pouch for $10.00. For a $30 donation, you will provide supplies for 3 children.
- a middle school/high school aged child can have a drawstring backpack filled with 2 pencils, 2 pens, a highlighter, a box pf colored pencils, a spiral bound notebook, a composition book, sticky notes, index cards, ruler, and a pencil pouch for $10.00. For a $50 donation, you will provide supplies for 5 children.
The larger the donation, the more children can have the needed school supplies during a disaster response. Additional needs, which will require larger monetary donations, include such items as temporary classroom shelters, mobile office, and power generators.