JULY 22-28, 2015 UCW 7
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The start of school is just around the corner. If you
walk down the aisle of your favorite store, you will see
not only the latest fashions for back to school, but also
a myriad of school supplies. Pencils,
folders, lunch boxes and backpacks
are colorful reminders that summer
is ending.
Unfortunately there are some
students who will not be able to
purchase their school supplies. There
are approximately 650 homeless
children in the school system this
year. These children often come to
school ill prepared to learn and unable
to do their schoolwork when they get home. As is the
case often in Cumberland County, members of the
community are stepping up to lend hand through the
Cumberland County Register of Deeds annual school
supply drive for homeless students.
"Our office has coordinated the efforts for these book
bags for homeless children for at least six years," said
Cumberland County Register of Deeds Lee Warren. "We
learned about the school supply drive when one of our
senior management team members informed us about
the program and how 800 Cumberland County Schools
were homeless and it literally broke her heart."
Warren added that he had a staff meeting and
discussed with his staff how they could help with the
collection of school supplies.
The office is asking for the following school supplies:
notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers, notebook paper,
composition books, folders, pencil sharpeners, erasers,
glue sticks, crayons, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes,
toothpaste and toothbrush cases.
"The citizens of Cumberland County have been
very good with supporting the school supply drive,"
said Warren. "Pope Dental Clinic has been a huge
contributor every year. Last year, Bryan Honda was a
big contributor," said Warren, adding that there have
been a number of departments and businesses that have
helped a great deal and he is appreciative.
"The good thing is that the number of homeless
students is coming down," said Warren. "In an ideal
world, we would like to work ourselves right out of a
job and like nothing more than there to be no homeless
children in the Cumberland County School System."
Donated items can be dropped off Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Register of Deeds
office in Room 114 at the Cumberland County
Courthouse. Gift cards and cash donations will be
accepted. Checks will not be accepted. The drive runs
through Aug. 3.
For more information, call 678-7775 or visit www.
ccrod.org.
Register of Deeds Annual Schools Supplies for Homeless
Children Runs Through August 3
by DR. SHANESSA FENNER
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