Thank You…Thank You – The Catawba County United Way appreciates all the support for this year’s United Way School Supply Drive. The generous donations from individuals, local businesses and other agencies means hundreds of families in Catawba County will have access to the classroom supplies their children need throughout the school year.
To date – we’ve collected more than 9,000 individual items. The United Way also received more than 1,100 t-shirts. We had 26 local collection partners and 43 volunteers help sort donations.
The United Way also received more than $6,000 in monetary donates with $4,247.51 from Publix and its "Tools for Back to School" campaign.
The drive benefits all three local public school districts: Catawba County, Hickory Public and Newton-Conover City. Families can access the supplies through their child's school guidance counselor office.
The United Way’s efforts to help keep supplies in our schools will continue. If you’d like to help, call John Bailey at the CCUW – 828-327-6851 or email jbailey@ccunitedway.com.