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School supplies needed

NEW ULM — School bells seem like a long way off but United Way of Brown County is already working to help families get their kids backpacks filled for school. It takes a lot of money to fill a backpack and United Way knows that some families struggle to get this done.

Letters were sent out to almost 600 children throughout Brown County whose families qualify for the free lunch program. United Way staff said they had a great response last year from people who dropped off supplies at the many donation boxes we had placed throughout the county. Last year the United Way collected 8,100 pencils, 1,300 spiral notebooks, 800 dry-erase markers, 500 boxes of Kleenex, 300 highlighters and much more.

New Ulm’s boxes are located at 3M, Alliance Bank, AMPI Butter Plant, Bank Midwest, Bob Webb Insurance Agency, Cathedral of Holy Trinity, Christ the King, Chuck Spaeth Ford, Church of St. George, Church of St. Mary, Citizens Bank, Diocese of New Ulm, First United Methodist, Frandsen Bank & Trust, Gislason & Hunter, Jensen Motors, Inspired, Kids Connection, Menards, New Ulm Chamber, New Ulm Medical Center, New Ulm Public Library, New Ulm Regional Veterinary Center, Nuvera, Oak Hills Living Center, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Parker Hannifin, Shoe Sensation, SouthPoint Financial Credit Union, SpecSys, Turner Hall, United Church of Christ, United Prairie Bank, Windings. Staff, church members and customers at these locations are encouraged to contribute. A suggested list of supplies is on each donation box as well as on the United Way website (www.unitedwaybrowncountyrarea.org). Only new, unused items are needed.

If you want to help kids be excited to start school because they have a new backpack filled with supplies on their school’s list, consider putting crayons, markers, highlighters, hand sanitizer and much more in a donation box near you. Monetary gifts can also be sent to United Way Backpack Project, PO Box 476, New Ulm, MN 56073.

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