June 19th was United Way' of Volusia-Flagler Counties' Day of Action and a chance for our community to come together to give, advocate, volunteer and to learn more about Education issues.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED OR VOLUNTEERED DURING THE STUFF THE BUS: SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE! With your help, we DOUBLED our efforts this year--collecting donations and over 8000 school supplies at an estimated value of more than $5600! Over 40 volunteers led the charge, devoting 208 service hours to this project valued at over $4300.
Support from the community for this event was amazing with droves of people coming and dropping off donations.
Where did these supplies go?
Flagler County: Donation in Flagler County went to the Flagler County Education Foundation's "STUFF Bus" which The "STUFF Bus" is an on-going mobile project serving basic essentials to those in need.
Volusia County:
Supplies donated in Volusia County went to teachers and students in those most impoverished schools.
Special Thanks to the following partners serving as Stuff the Bus Locations
Office Depot Ormond Beach-Granada Blvd.
Walmart DeLand - Woodland Blvd.
Walmart Daytona Beach - Beville Rd.
Walmart Palm Coast - Cypress Point Parkway
Additional thanks to the following companies who participated in the supply drive efforts:
In Flagler County
- Early Learning Coalition - Bunnell
- Federal Trust Bank- Palm Coast
- Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates
- Flagler County Family YMCA-Palm Coast
- Intracoastal Bank -Palm Coast
- RBC Flagler Beach - Flagler Beach
- Vystar Credit Union-Palm Coast
In Volusia County:
- Daytona Beach News Journal - Daytona Beach
- DeLand Family YMCA - DeLand
- Early Learning Coalition - Daytona Beach
- Early Learning Coalition - Deland
- Edward Jones - Deland
- Felton Construction - Deland
- Floridian Bank - Daytona Beach
- Four Townes Family YMCA - Deltona
- Gold's Gym - Ormond Beach
- Holly Hill Family YMCA - Holly Hill
- International Speedway Corporation - Daytona Beach
- MetLife -Ormond Beach
- Ormond Beach Family YMCA
- PES- Port Orange
- Port Orange Family YMCA
- Port Orange Presbyterian Church
- Primerica- Altamonte Springs
- Southeast Volusia Family YMCA - Edgewater
- United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties - Daytona Beach
Thanks also to the following organizations/businesses who organized drives: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial and Sherrill Schoening, Artist.
Finally a big thanks to our United Way Projects Leaders who truly made all this possible: Myrna Fontanez, Dee Aceto, and Theresa Wolf, with Project Leaders Woody Douge, Ashley Parsons, Erica Champine, Lorraine Jackson, Sam Ruiz assisting with the on-site efforts.
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