More than 50 business partners join together to launch 2007 Push for Pencils.
KidSmart hosted more than 50 business partners on Friday, June 1 for the annual Push for Pencils Partners Breakfast, sponsored by American Equity Mortgage. The event officially kicked-off the 2007 Push for Pencils campaign.
Guests were treated to a pancake breakfast and learned how to host a successful supply drive.
Push for Pencils is a community-wide school supply drive that runs from Aug. 1 - 31. Hundreds of locations around the St. Louis area collect supplies and financial donations for KidSmart.
KidSmart helps kids in need succeed in school by providing them with free school supplies. Teachers who teach in schools where more than 70% or more of the students are on the free and reduced lunch program, a national poverty index, are eligible to shop at the KidSmart free store. Since opening in 2002 KidSmart has distributed more than $5 million in school supplies to more than 45,000 local kids in need.
KidSmart is still looking for businesses, organizations and office buildings to participate in Push for Pencils. If you are interested please contact Allison Rockamann at (314) 291-6211 or (email).