Tuesday, July 27, 2010
- Students return to schools for the first half day on Friday, Aug. 6 and first full day on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Click here for the 2010-11 School Calendar.
- Click here for School Supplies for elementary students.
- Tax free weekend begins at 12:01 a.m on Friday, Aug. 6 and ends Sunday, Aug. 8 at 11:59 p.m.
Stuff the Bus
5-Star Radio Group/clarksvillenow.com is heading up a Stuff the Bus drive to collect school supplies for students in need. The dates and locations are:
- Saturday, Aug. 7
Locations: Wilma Rudolph Wal-Mart & Sango Wal-Mart 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 8
Locations: Wilma Rudolph Wal-Mart and Ft. Campbell Wal-Mart Noon - 5 p.m.
Volunteers are welcome to come and serve as runners, purchasing items with donated funds from shoppers. They also can hand out school supply lists at the store entrances. To be a volunteer, contact candy.johnson@cmcss.net.
Volunteers Needed – Teacher’s Warehouse
Teacher’s Warehouse – A free store for teachers The burden falls on teachers when kids don’t have supplies…..
Many Montgomery County School children cannot afford lunch, much less basic school supplies and studies indicate that the average teacher spends between $500 and $1,000 of his or her own money to buy supplies for their students.
Countywide, the school budget has been slashed dramatically and there is a great need for student and teacher support. Help support the “Teachers Warehouse”, providing a unique means to transfer donated, value purchased and created products from businesses and individuals free to teachers for use in school classrooms.
The “Teachers Warehouse” is a joint effort between the Montgomery County Education Foundation and Hands on Clarksville. The program helps bridge the gap between the great need and community resources. By contributing to Teachers Warehouse donated supplies will help support needy Montgomery County classrooms through the free teachers store.
Do you want to help by donating supplies, volunteering to sort supplies or to help staff the teacher’s free store? Contact: Rita Arancibia at Hands on Clarksville (931) 551-5450 or e-mail rita.arancibia@gmail.com or Candy Johnson at (931) 920-7955 or e-mail: candy.johnson@cmcss.net.
Back to School Bash Offers Giveaways to Students
The Raleigh A. Jones, Sr.'s annual Back To School Bash will be held at the Northwest High School gymnasium this Sunday, Aug. 1.
The event starts at 3 p.m. with registration beginning at 2 p.m. Free school supplies and clothes will be given to students who are registered for school. The bash is sponsored by the Greenhill Human Development Corporation along with local churches and businesses, community organizations, agencies and individuals. For more information, contact 645-5747, 801-6143 or 503-1900.
