Important dates
Mark your calendars with these upcoming dates for The Write Stuff for Kids Inc.:
- December: Christmas parade
WSFK will be on Mr. Lincoln’s Square serving hot chocolate for donations before the Clinton Christmas Parade. This warms everyone up and helps us buy more supplies! - December: Restocking time!
For local teachers: December is an opportunity for teachers to restock students who need new supplies. - August: Distribution month
- July: Stuff the Bus
Wal-Mart, Clinton: We collect supplies and donations! - Year-round: Moving in
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Other WSFK News
Big 'thank you' from Write Stuff!
Aug. 17, 2010: The board of The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. offers a tremendous THANK YOU to all the volunteers and donors who helped us complete another distribution of school supplies to more than 450 students.
Without your generous support, we could not complete this important mission every summer of making sure every child has what they need on the first day of school.
Write Stuff gets supplies grant
Aug. 17, 2010: The Write for Kids Inc. recently received a grant from the Illinois Coalition for Community Services.
The funds allowed our organization to purchase a computer and copier that has made our work much easier.
Thanks, ICCS, for your support!
'Stuff the Bus' collects supplies
July 20, 2010: The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. will host a “Stuff the Bus” school supply collection July 24 and 25 at the Clinton Wal-Mart store.
Volunteers will be outside Wal-Mart with a Clinton school bus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday to collect school supplies.
Write Stuff board member Kathleen Frick pointed out that “Stuff the Bus” is crucial to the campaign to make certain every child has what they need to start school.
“Everyone is aware of the economic situation families are facing. If people can add a little something extra to the school supply purchases they are making, we can cover what all children need,” said Frick.
The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. provides supplies to over 500 school children in the county.
This year’s distribution is set for Aug. 7 at St. John’s Church Parish Hall located at 502 N. Monroe St. Supplies will be handed out from 9 a.m. to noon.
Sign-up sheets for supplies may be filled out at Community Action, the DeWitt-Piatt Bi-county Health Department, and the DeWitt County Housing Authority.
The school supply group is in need of several high volume items: folders, markers, tissues and three-ring binders.
Collection boxes for supplies are located at several area churches.
For more information, contact Helen Michelassi at 217-358-0126.
Sign-up underway for school supplies
June 16, 2010: The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. is working to collect donations to help students who need held with school supplies.
“While summer has just begun, the new school year will be here before families know it. And for many families in our community, that means finding the items their children need before they walk into a new classroom,” said Kathleen Frick, treasurer for the non-profit organization.
Families may sign-up for school supplies at the DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department and Community Action offices in Clinton. The deadline for submitting applications is July 9.
The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. will be on the Clinton Square during Clinton’s 175th birthday celebration June 18 and 19. Volunteers will be selling desserts to benefit the summer school supply drive.
Donations of any size are appreciated and may be sent to The Write Stuff for Kids Inc., 203 S. Elizabeth St., Clinton, IL 61727. Items in high demand for students include single-color pocket folders, markers and spiral notebooks and may be donated by calling 935-9637.
Christmas parade cocoa
December 2009: The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. will offer cocoa before the Clinton Christmas Parade on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Cocoa will be served starting at 6 p.m. in the center of Mr. Lincoln’s Square. Donations will help fund the school program.
The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. provides school supplies for students who need help getting ready for school each year. In August, the group outfitted more than 500 students from pre-school through high school with supplies.
The Angel Tree/Samaritan Room partners with The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. to provide sneakers to each child.
The Write Stuff for Kids Inc., with the help of private and commercial donors including Exelon Nuclear, also purchased computerized lunch programs for the Clinton Junior High and High Schools.
Exelon, employees help WSFK Inc.
Sept. 1, 2009: Exelon Nuclear and its employees have again helped DeWitt County children get school supplies.
The company, which has been a major supporter of The Write Stuff for Kids Inc. for seven years, recently donated $3,500 to the program. Employees added 22 backpacks full of supplies for third- and fourth-graders.
The nonprofit Write Stuff for Kids Inc. provides school supplies to children in need in DeWitt County. This year, about 600 students are getting supplies and assistance with registration fees, up from about 500 last year.
“The recent downturn in the economy has really hit families in DeWitt County,” said Kathleen Frick, Write Stuff board member and treasurer. “We are grateful to Exelon Nuclear for making this very generous donation.”
Exelon Nuclear, which operates the Clinton Power Station just east of Clinton, also was instrumental in working with the Write Stuff on the installation of the Lunch Box Program last year at Clinton Junior High School and Clinton High School, the company said in a statement Sept. 1.
Write Stuff for Kids Book Fair
March 21, 2009: Thanks to everyone who supported our book fair on March 21 at Barnes and Noble in Bloomington.
We raised funds for our school-supply drive and helped our school libraries through donations on school wish lists.
