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Parrish School “Backpack” to School Supply Project

Cassie Williams
July 18 2019

Parrish School “Backpack” to School Supply Project

It’s once again time for one of our favorite activities – Back to School shopping!  I’m really kidding, but for the students and families at Parrish School, our “Backpack to School” outreach has an important role in the education of these young people.  The principal at Parrish also said they have need of single-subject spiral notebooks, so if you don’t want to search for the entire list, just notebooks will be most welcome. These students take their backpacks home and often share supplies with brothers and sisters – so this project reaches more than just the students at Parrish School.

Parrish School is an alternative school program for students who may have been expelled from their home schools, or who have trouble working in a regular school environment.  They get extra attention and direction at Parrish, and First Central has supported their efforts for several years.  Our annual school supply project helps these students and their teachers achieve the educational goals so necessary for success in life.

There are backpacks and supply lists available in the Parlor starting July 21^st, and supplies need to be returned by August 4^th.  Parrish school starts on August 14^th, so we want to deliver these before classes begin.

Contact Barb Switzer if you have any questions.

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