Written by Meghan Vu, Director of Philanthropy

Families with school-age kids spend hundreds of dollars on school supplies every year. Basic school supplies can bust a struggling family’s budget. Having all the tools of learning bundled into a cool backpack can go a long way to helping a child in need start the school year with confidence.

The entire month of July, Panorama is sponsoring a School Supplies Drive to give residents and staff an opportunity to donate back-to-school items for Thurston County children in need. All supplies collected will be donated to the Little Red School House and the South Sound Reading Foundation to support the county-wide Distribution Day on August, 16.

COLLECTION DATES: July 1st–31st, 2018

Where can I drop off my donation?

• Aquatic & Fitness Center
• Auditorium
• Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center Lobby
• Encore Furniture & Books
• Panorama Hall Lobby
• Panorama Library
• Stiles Beach Barn

What is needed? 

• School Supplies
• Especially graph paper, Crayola crayons, colored markers, colored pencils, rulers, scientific and regular calculators
• New backpacks
• Socks
• Underwear
• New or used books (Kindergarten –12th grade reading levels)
• New or gently used coats, hoodies or jackets