The document summarizes the 2010 Tools for Schools supply drive in Wayne County. The drive collected over 21,000 school supplies like pencils, glue sticks, and notebooks to help over 2,000 students in need start the school year successfully. Local businesses, organizations, and volunteers contributed school supplies and helped organize collection points, sorting, and distribution to 25 Wayne County schools. The Eastern Indiana Housing & Resource Association accounted for 55% of the total county collection.

2. TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS 2010 Wayne County School Supply Drive

3. OUR GOAL The goal of the program is to help students in need be able to start the year with all the school supplies necessary for a successful learning experience.

5. 1,343 Crayon Boxes

7. All Distributed to 25 Wayne County Schools

8. Assisting Over 2,000 Students in Wayne County

9. 2,506 Glue Sticks

10. 2,080 Folders

11. Community Partners

14. Achieva Resources

15. First Bank

16. Wayne Dairy

18. DOT FOODS

19. Stevens Wire Prod.

20. Collective Brands Group (PLG)

21. First United Methodist Church VBS

22. Meijer team members stuffed bags with school supplies, sold them for $3 and donated all to the drive.

23. EIHRA Volunteers Helped Stuff Meijer Bags

24. Steve Miller Coordinated the Meijer Event and led the Team to Success!

25. 200 bags were sold by Meijer Greeters!

27. Reid Hospital Donation

29. Morrisson-Reeves Library was our sorting and distribution center.

30. Jenie Lahmann sorting, sorting and more sorting…

31. Diana and Jacob Kehlenbrink carting and sorting supplies.

32. Counting … 21,944

33. Laura helps keep things organized and on schedule.

34. Andre Gordon, CIS helped with distribution.

35. Rick Wedlow, CIS & Chris Lahmann helped with distribution.

36. Frank Lahmann lending a hand with deliveries.

37. Communities in Schools Distributed all of the Supplies to 25 Wayne County Schools

38. Bobbie Garner Created Our Website www.toolsforschoolswaynecounty.com

39. THANK YOU !! We Couldn’t Have Done This Without You!