School Tools: KOMO News viewers help kids in need
FIFE, Wash. - The KOMO News Problem Solvers want to make sure every student is ready for the school year.
So we're teaming up with Bartell Drugs, World Vision and STAR 101.5 to provide "school tools" for kids in need.
The School Tools program helps 2,000 teachers in the Puget Sound region who get to stock up on school supplies - for free.
Kim Hunter, an elementary school teacher, recently took advantage of the School Tools program at the World Vision school store in Fife.
"This is great to give books to kids, because I have kids who do not have a book at the house," she says.
Kim says it's tough enough for young students in need to succeed in school - they don't need the extra challenge of showing up without the same supplies their classmates have.
"To start the beginning of the year having those things that are all ready for the kids levels the playing field for kids," Kim says. "They all feel like they've got the same things, and it helps us out a lot."
This is where KOMO News viewers come in. Bartell Drugs is teaming up with World Vision, KOMO and STAR 101.5 to collect school supply donations.
There are collection bins at all Bartell drug stores - and the shelves are stocked full with school supplies.
People who don't have the time to shop for school supplies themselves can make cash donations at the stores or online - and the stores will do the shopping for them.
The folks at World Vision say they can buy in bulk - so they can stretch your dollar even further.
"We've gotten to the place where we're purchasing so well that financial contributions are typically the best," says James Peterson of World Vision. "We buy the basic school supplies - that's all we buy. Everything else is donated for the store."
Each teacher gets to load up on anywhere from $500 to $600 worth of school supplies. The teachers say their kids light up on the first day of school - it makes for a great start to the year.
People can also help by dropping off school supplies at Fisher Plaza, 140 Fourth Ave. N., Seattle, through Sunday, Aug. 29.
So we're teaming up with Bartell Drugs, World Vision and STAR 101.5 to provide "school tools" for kids in need.
The School Tools program helps 2,000 teachers in the Puget Sound region who get to stock up on school supplies - for free.
Kim Hunter, an elementary school teacher, recently took advantage of the School Tools program at the World Vision school store in Fife.
"This is great to give books to kids, because I have kids who do not have a book at the house," she says.
Kim says it's tough enough for young students in need to succeed in school - they don't need the extra challenge of showing up without the same supplies their classmates have.
"To start the beginning of the year having those things that are all ready for the kids levels the playing field for kids," Kim says. "They all feel like they've got the same things, and it helps us out a lot."
This is where KOMO News viewers come in. Bartell Drugs is teaming up with World Vision, KOMO and STAR 101.5 to collect school supply donations.
There are collection bins at all Bartell drug stores - and the shelves are stocked full with school supplies.
People who don't have the time to shop for school supplies themselves can make cash donations at the stores or online - and the stores will do the shopping for them.
The folks at World Vision say they can buy in bulk - so they can stretch your dollar even further.
"We've gotten to the place where we're purchasing so well that financial contributions are typically the best," says James Peterson of World Vision. "We buy the basic school supplies - that's all we buy. Everything else is donated for the store."
Each teacher gets to load up on anywhere from $500 to $600 worth of school supplies. The teachers say their kids light up on the first day of school - it makes for a great start to the year.
People can also help by dropping off school supplies at Fisher Plaza, 140 Fourth Ave. N., Seattle, through Sunday, Aug. 29.