UK HealthCare Employees Collecting Supplies for West Liberty Students
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 18, 2012) - UK HealthCare, the Kentucky Children's Hospital and Appalachian Regional Healthcare are partnering to collect school supplies to help school children in West Liberty and Morgan County whose lives were impacted by March's devastating tornado outbreak.
This week, the groups will accept donations of school supplies at the following locations:
UK Chandler Medical Center, Pavilion H (In front of the gift shop) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Kentucky Clinic (3rd floor in front of the deli) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- UK Good Samaritan Hospital (in front of the cafeteria) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Sterlington Drive (Lobby of building 2317) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
School supplies requested are:
- Three-ring binders (1 inch wide to 1 1/2 inches wide)
- Flash drives – 2 gig
- College-ruled and wide-ruled notebooks
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Safety scissors
- Paper towels
- Kleenex
- Pens and pencils
- White poster board
The school supplies will be distributed at a UKHC/ARH “Back to School Bash” on Aug. 13 from 3 to 6 p.m.
If you are interested in going to West Liberty to distribute the school supplies, or have questions about the drive, please contact Rebecca Rowe in the Volunteer Services Office at 323-4117 or Rebecca.rowe@uky.edu.
Media Contact: Jodi Whitaker at jodi.whitaker@uky.edu