Local Students Sharpen Community Service Skills by Collecting More Than 2,400 Pencils for KidSmart
While many organizations are holding canned food drives, the girl scouts at Incarnate Word Elementary school decided to take a different approach to giving this season.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 1585 at the school hosted a school supply drive to help St. Louis area kids in need. The troop collected 2,727 school supplies, including 2,470 pencils, during the drive, which benefited KidSmart - Tools for Learning.
In addition to the drive, the students delivered the supplies and volunteered at the KidSmart Free Store, stocking shelves and organizing books. KidSmart helps more than 40,000 St. Louis area kids in need succeed in school by providing them with free school supplies.
"The supplies the students donated will help thousands of local students," explains KidSmart Store Manager Natalie Ellis, "These students are truly making a difference in the lives of St. Louis area kids in need."
More than 80,000 St. Louis children cannot afford basic school supplies. KidSmart these students succeed in school by providing them with free school supplies.
KidSmart operates a free school supply store in Bridgeton run entirely on
volunteer help. It is filled with supplies donated by individuals, businesses and organizations across the St. Louis area. Since opening in 2002 KidSmart has distributed more than $3 million in school supplies to more than 40,000 economically disadvantaged children in our community.
KidSmart offers a variety of group volunteer activities that can be tailored to your group or organization. Please contact Natalie at (314) 291-6211 or (email) for more information on getting your group involved.