Volunteers get supplies ready for students
Anderson County Chamber of Commerce President Rick Meredith, ambassador Betty Radford, Chief Financial Officer Jackie Patton, and Patience Marcum with Patience for Profit and Young Professionals of Anderson County volunteered stuffing these backpacks full of supplies for students in need at Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties.
The nonprofit organization Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties has, with the help of many volunteers from Anderson County, been filling backpacks or sending bulk supplies with the required school supplies for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students.
They go to Anderson County Schools, Clinton City Schools, Oak Ridge Schools and the private Saint Mary’s School, as well as some other schools in Campbell, Morgan and Roane counties.
ADFAC Development Director Jamie LaRose said her organization checked with the schools about which supplies to give to students in each grade level.
This is not the first year ADFAC has provided school supplies, but LaRose said it was a record year for students served. ADFAC provided 5,824 students with backpacks.
“Underserved students get the opportunity to walk proudly into school on that first day with all the required supplies,” she said.
