The 13th Annual United Way of Laurens County “School Supplies Drive” is underway. Many businesses and organizations around Laurens County are accepting donations of school supplies during the month of July. Several local businesses are collecting items from employees and the public up until the date of the actual event.
In the Laurens area these include Baldwin Automotive, Family YMCA of Greater Laurens, Firmin Ford, Founders FCU, Laurens CPW, the Laurens County School District 55 office, Laurens County Water & Sewer Commission (LCWSC), Park Sterling Bank, PRTC, & SunTrust Bank.
In the Clinton area, donations are being accepted at the City of Clinton office on North Broad, GHS/Laurens County Memorial Hospital, Hospice of Laurens County, the Laurens County School District 56 office and the United Way office.
In the Gray Court area, you may drop off donations for the United Way back-to-school drive at Gray Court Town Hall.
Donations will be accepted during normal business hours for each location.
The 13th Annual United Way Back-to-School Supplies Drive culminates Friday and Saturday, August 4th and 5th, as United Way Volunteers are stationed at the Wal-Mart store in Laurens to accept school supplies on behalf of students in Districts 55 and 56. The collections will be taking place Friday, the 4th, from Noon until 5:00 pm. Saturday collections on August 5th will be from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.
This year, the Chic-Fil-A Cow will be on hand the first hour each day with free items to be given away, while they last.
Last year, over 4,000 items were collected, as well as hundreds more purchased from donations of money. A list of supplies needed is listed at donation sites as well as on the United Way web site: www.uwlc-online.org
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