This
year’s Back to School plan to buy,
organize and deliver supplies to district
students in need was led for a second
year by ambitious project co-chairs Patty
Busmire and Karen Peck.
In all, the School Supply Project and its
300 volunteers reached more than 6,500 students
with supplies, which included more than
3,200 binders stuffed with paper, dividers,
and spirals; 6,500 pouches, boxes and bags
packed with crayons, pencils, pens and glue
sticks, among other items; and other supplies
ranging from composition books to map pencils
and markers.
“Once again,” Council of PTAs’ President
Diane Swan told PTA members, “Patty
and Karen made it possible to provide supplies
for so many children who might otherwise
have started school without them.
“Their vision and hard work in stretching
a dollar and in also involving a large number
of students in helping other students made
this year’s effort a success far beyond
just the delivery of supplies.”
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Memorial High students help unload
donated school supplies.
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Spring Branch volunteer groups donating
time, money or other items included the
National Charity League Bayou Villages and
Houston Hearts; Memorial High’s Honor
Societies and Mustang Outreach Bunch; Nottingham
Forest residents for donations to a fund-raising
effort by two students; numerous campus
PTAs; donations from Spring Branch Education
Foundation board members; and several local
congregations and community organizations.
“With a budget only slightly more
than half of last year’s, we have
provided supplies this year to more than
6,500 students,” Project Co-Chair
Patty Busmire said. “Having a little
more experience this year, we were able
to find even better deals from our wholesale
suppliers.
“Wal-Mart proved to be a wonderful
partner in this effort as they allowed us
to purchase large quantities of their incredibly
low priced school supplies. Danny Safady,
manager of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
on Long Point helped us coordinate with
area stores to gather these supplies.”
“We could not also accomplish the
incredible task of sorting and delivering
our 16 pallets of raw supplies without the
heroic efforts of our National Charity League
chapters, Bayou Villages and Houston Hearts,
as well as the Honor Society and Memorial
Mustang Outreach Bunch,” she said. “We
all benefit from this effort as our students – and
their Moms – participate in our community,
helping those in need.”
Photos by Stratford
High intern MacKenzie Cash.
posted 10-08-07
