Edmond Life and Leisure - August 8, 2024

Back-to-school supply effort helps hundreds

First Christian Church, in Downtown Edmond, helped kids of all ages get ready for school. Many supplies were donated. Check pages 7-10 this week for Back to School.

Hats off over the weekend to a small army of volunteers who played a huge role in getting hundreds of Edmond schoolchildren, from grades pre-k to 12th, ready for the classroom next week.

Project 66 was in full force over the weekend at First Christian Church. Project 66 is a partner agency with the Regional Food Bank. Playing major roles Saturday were the City of Edmond and First Christian Church.

Volunteers put together for each student a backpack full of supplies.

The groups were ready to assist up to 1,000 students.

Also helping were Edmond Schools, Title 1, Ministries of Jesus, Mental Health Association of Oklahoma, Hope Pregnancy, Girl Scouts, Edmond library, True Dads, Regional Food Bank and Snap, Breakfast on Boulevard and Edmond Schools Foundation.

Edmond Life & Leisure’s second week of our Back to School feature is in this week’s edition, Pages 7 to 10.

Edmond Schools get under way next week on Aug. 15.

Captain Supertooth helps guide two schoolchildren to the toothbrushes. It was all part of Project 66’s effort to help hundreds of schoolchildren with school supplies.