Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Non-profit distributes school supplies to Washington County students


From Oklahoma-

Hundreds stood in line Monday morning outside the doors of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where the Washington County School Supply Drive was handing out backpacks, helping students and parents prepare for the new academic year.

For more than a decade, the locally run non-profit organization has been providing free school supplies to students who might not otherwise have been able to afford them.

“It's the best example of organized chaos you can have,” WCSSD board member Bob Wesnesky told 2NEWS. He was inside the building working with more than a dozen volunteers — some sitting at desks checking names and others bustling about delivering backpacks to the parents and students as they approached the desks.

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