08/05/2025
All of our back to school bags have been taken. What a success this year!
We started with 72 bags, ranging from elementary age through high school, all filled with school supplies, like classroom materials, lunch boxes and/or water bottles. We even had a few cyber bags filled with items like a mouse/keyboard, ear phones, organizational systems, so on.
They were gone by 1pm!
We had a LOT of help this year, from team members in house who helped plan, gather materials and package these bags, to businesses who donated items and helped market the event!!
Big thank you to the following:
The Sementelli family, who donated 12 book bags fully stocked! *WOW*
Calico Creek
The Lock Haven YMCA
The Ross Library
Avenue 209 (Thanks for the tables!! So clutch!!)
The Bus Stops Here (Thanks for helping with our event sign!!)
Sound bodyworks
The Onyx Med Spa
And community members, who donated new and gently used items.
Last year, we had 42 bags—30 more this year! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Back to school time is always a season we see a large uptick in need for our services. It’s a stressful season, with financial stressors increasing as well as schedules getting busier. Our Ready, Set, School event each year is meant to help in a small way. 💚
