Memphis City Schools Seeks School Supplies for Schoolchildren Displaced by Katrina

Written by: Deborah W. Baker, bakerd@mcsk12.net

To assist schoolchildren who have fled with their families from hurricane-ravaged areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, Memphis City Schools is seeking donations of basic school supplies, as well as cash donations to provide supplies and uniform clothing for the students.

The Technology Center of Southwest Tennessee Technical College has provided a large truck to the school district to use in collecting school supplies for the children who are now enrolling in the Memphis City Schools. The truck is parked in front of the Memphis City Schools Administration Building, located at the corner of Hollywood and Avery.

Collection hours today and next week are 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday– Friday. Because of the large number of children anticipated to enroll next week, the collection hours are being extended to allow Saturday donations of supplies and uniforms. Items may be dropped off at the collection truck Saturday, Sept. 2 from 8 a.m. – noon. Registration of displaced children will also take place at the Memphis City Schools Board of Education Auditorium on Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon, and next week, Tuesday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

(Suggested supply items listed on separate page).

For more information, call Communications and Public Affairs, Memphis City Schools, 416-5628.

Other Schools that could use help can be found here: LINK