Amador County – A fundraiser for school supplies received a late boost from American Legion Post 108 last month when the “Backpack to School” program could not “Stuff the Bus” with enough supplies to match the number of needy children in Amador County. Ruthella Turner, Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency “Stuff the Bus” program coordinator, was brought to tears by the generosity of the American Legion. After starting the “Backpack to School” drive in April, culminating in the “Stuff the Bus” event August 2nd at the Jackson Rancheria, she was short of her goal. She scrambled to try to make ends meet, and took in private donations, the most being $250. She made a pitch at a general meeting of the American Legion, and someone motioned to give the program $800, and it quickly passed. Turner said: “I literally cried. We were 300 backpacks short, and I was expecting them to give us $100.” When she sat down, a man gave her another check for $100. The program gives backpacks and school supplies to children entering kindergarten through 12th grade in Amador County. The program gave out 311 backpacks to qualified families last year, while this year they had 516 applications for backpacks. AT-CAA expanded its coverage area the last two years to serve the entire county, and gave backpacks to students at every school in the Amador County School District. Turner said they did it with the help of new partner for the last two years, Generation Life Church. Generation Life Church helped take backpacks to students in Jackson, Sutter Creek, Plymouth, Drytown and Amador City, while AT-CAA helps students from the rest of the county through its community centers in Camanche and Pine Grove. The Backpack to School program started in April and ended with the Stuff the Bus event, sponsored by Jackson Rancheria, whose employees gave a lot of money and supplies. The Rancheria supplied a little yellow school bus to stuff with backpacks on August 2nd. They came up short, but were able to raise $2,500 in four days, with donations, including the big one from American Legion. “It’s awesome,” Turner said. “It’s the way it’s supposed to work. Everyone coming together.” Turner thanked the people who helped stuff supplies into backpacks, and sponsors, including Amador County Soroptimists; Kiwanis Club; Amador Corvette Club; Wal-Mart; Kmart; Save Mart; and TSPN TV. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 09 September 2010 06:16
Backpack drive Stuffs the Bus with late assist from American Legion
Amador County – A fundraiser for school supplies received a late boost from American Legion Post 108 last month when the “Backpack to School” program could not “Stuff the Bus” with enough supplies to match the number of needy children in Amador County. Ruthella Turner, Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency “Stuff the Bus” program coordinator, was brought to tears by the generosity of the American Legion. After starting the “Backpack to School” drive in April, culminating in the “Stuff the Bus” event August 2nd at the Jackson Rancheria, she was short of her goal. She scrambled to try to make ends meet, and took in private donations, the most being $250. She made a pitch at a general meeting of the American Legion, and someone motioned to give the program $800, and it quickly passed. Turner said: “I literally cried. We were 300 backpacks short, and I was expecting them to give us $100.” When she sat down, a man gave her another check for $100. The program gives backpacks and school supplies to children entering kindergarten through 12th grade in Amador County. The program gave out 311 backpacks to qualified families last year, while this year they had 516 applications for backpacks. AT-CAA expanded its coverage area the last two years to serve the entire county, and gave backpacks to students at every school in the Amador County School District. Turner said they did it with the help of new partner for the last two years, Generation Life Church. Generation Life Church helped take backpacks to students in Jackson, Sutter Creek, Plymouth, Drytown and Amador City, while AT-CAA helps students from the rest of the county through its community centers in Camanche and Pine Grove. The Backpack to School program started in April and ended with the Stuff the Bus event, sponsored by Jackson Rancheria, whose employees gave a lot of money and supplies. The Rancheria supplied a little yellow school bus to stuff with backpacks on August 2nd. They came up short, but were able to raise $2,500 in four days, with donations, including the big one from American Legion. “It’s awesome,” Turner said. “It’s the way it’s supposed to work. Everyone coming together.” Turner thanked the people who helped stuff supplies into backpacks, and sponsors, including Amador County Soroptimists; Kiwanis Club; Amador Corvette Club; Wal-Mart; Kmart; Save Mart; and TSPN TV. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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