Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A BIG Thank YOU to all the area schools...

The following schools helped collect used and unused school supplies at the end of the 07-08 school year. Not only will this allow us to distribute the supplies to needy children in New Orleans, but it kept all of it out of the landfill! Thank you!

Beebe Elementary
Butler Junior High
Clarendon Hills Middle School
Clayton Public Schools, WI
Downers Grove South H.S.
Eagle Point Elementary
Elmwood Elementary
Glenbard West H.S.
Hinsdale Central H.S.
Hinsdale South H. S.
Kennedy Jr. High
Kingsley Elementary
Lincoln Way East H.S.
Lockport H.S.
Maercker Elementary
Mokena Elementary
Mokena Intermediate
Naperville Central H.S.
Riverside Brookfield H.S.
Walker Elementary
Westview Middle School
York High School

Monday, July 28, 2008

Loading Semi's Bound for NOLA!

On Thursday, July 24th, Dick Flesher, Dawn Oler, Maddie Oler, Mary Kate Zoetvelt, Myles Laffey Jr., Myles Laffey Sr., Mike LaForte, Megan LaForte, Dave DiTomasso, Lindsey DiTomasso, John Hill, Laura Milas, Corky King, Skyler King, and Linda Hurt helped pallet, wrap and load 2 semi's full of school supplies and instruments. This will result in approximately 2 pallets per school when we deliver them August 11th and 12th!

Thank you to all the schools and donors that made this possible.

Please see the video clip and slideshow from loading day.

Imagine doing this 20+ times!

A Busy Time...

What a busy week it has been for Schools Count Corp. We received a generous donation toward school uniforms and were able to purchase 168 shirts and 369 pairs of pants! These items were split between three different schools. Students must have uniforms in order to attend school in New Orleans, so these uniforms are usually handed out by Social Workers and Registrars who know of situations where the lack of a uniform may prevent a student from attending school. Some other items we have collected in the past include socks and underwear.

Girls Singing at IMN

Classes Singing at IMN

IMN School Opens

Driving into Port Au Prince

IMN School Welcome

Tour of IMN School

IMN School