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LAFCU accepting donations through Aug. 16 for annual back-to-school supply drive


Credit union encourages community to drop off supplies at 10 branches for students in need


 

LANSING, Mich. — The community is invited to participate in a back-to-school donation drive designed to ease the financial strain on parents and set local kids up for a successful school year.


LAFCU’s Back-to-School Extravaganza is an annual event held in collaboration with Two Men & A Truck, and The Village Lansing.

“This annual event is a great opportunity for the community to band together and ensure that local children have the essential supplies they need for a successful start to the school year,” said Shelia Scott, LAFCU’s community financial education & business development officer. “It also helps alleviate the financial pressure on parents and guardians caused by back-to-school costs and allows them to focus on what matters – the kids.”


Donations can be dropped off through Friday, Aug. 16, at any of LAFCU’s 10 branch locations during business hours. A list of LAFCU branches can be found online at www.lafcu.com/contact-us/locations/branch-locations.

School supplies needed for donation include:


  • Backpacks

  • Notebook paper

  • Three-ring binders

  • Pencils and pencil bags

  • Pens

  • Rulers

  • Pocket folders

  • One-subject notebook tablets

  • Index cards

  • Crayons

  • Colored pencils

  • Erasers

  • Kids’ scissors

  • Glue sticks

  • Composition notebooks

  • Highlighters

  • Dry-erase markers

  • Geometry sets

  • Hole punchers

 


Personalized hygiene supplies needed include:

  • Toothpaste, deodorant, lotion, shampoo, and conditioner, all in travel size.

  • Toothbrushes

  • Sanitary pads

  • Disinfecting wipes

  • Tissues

The third annual ‘Back-to-School Extravaganza’ will be held Sunday, Aug. 18, at The Village Lansing, 3525 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite G, in Lansing. Free backpack and school supply pick-ups for K-12 students will be available from 2 to 5 p.m., or while supplies last.

For more information about LAFCU’s Back-to-School Extravaganza, visit www.lafcu.com/backtoschool.



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