Rotarians Assist Metrocrest Social Services With School Supply Shopping-Spree

Rotarians Hale & Bexley load-up a van full of school supplies on August 15 at Wal-Mart in Farmers Branch.

Seven members of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club descended on Wal-Mart in Farmers Branch on Thursday evening, August 15th,  in a school supply buying frenzy!  Rotarians had the unique opportunity to volunteer their time to assist Nicole Newkham with Metrocrest Social Services to shop for much-needed school supplies.  The original plan for the Rotary Volunteer Day with Metrocest Social Services was to assist with sorting and packing school supplies into backpacks at their headquarters in Farmers Branch.  It was a fun surprise to find out that the volunteer time would be spent shopping for additional school supplies, utilizing donated funds that had been received by Metrocrest Social Services from the community.  This shopping adventure was like no other.  The shopping list included trying to track down 2,500 single subject spiral notebooks, 500 pairs of blunt-end scissors, reams of construction paper, and what seemed like a mountain of binders and other school supplies that will given out to many children in our communities so they are prepared and ready to learn on their first day of school.

Pictured above are Rotarians Bill Bexley and David Hale loading the Metrocrest Social Services van with one of the many basket-loads of spiral notebooks that were purchased.  Rotarians Sid Fuller, Crystal Sheppard, Jeanelll Spearman, Regina Edwards and her two boys, along with Pete and Ardy Cross rounded out the team of shoppers and loaders that volunteered their time.  The van was stuffed full of supplies by the end of the shopping adventure and everyone had a great time helping out with such a wonderful cause.