State organization donates supplies for Emporia students
Friday, August 17, 2007
When the Ladies Auxiliary of the Kansas Society Sons of the American Revolution met in Emporia this month, they wanted to make a contribution to the community. They decided to help families with start-of-school expenses.
Members of the KSSAR Ladies Auxiliary delivered boxes and bags full of school supplies and clothing for the Emporia elementary schools for students who don’t have the items they need. The piles of backpacks, paper, notebooks, pens and pencils, glue, crayons, markers, scissors and clothing easily exceeded $500, according to Nancy Horst, community relations director.
The supplies were divided among nine schools — the early childhood, elementary and intermediate schools.
“It was fun to do the shopping and I believe this project truly energized our group,” said Auxiliary President Cathy Grassl of Overland Park. The Auxiliary meets in Emporia four times a year at the same time as the KSSAR Board of Governors. Grassl said the women plan to have a service project in conjunction with each meeting and they will make the school-supply donation an annual event.
The KSSAR is a patriotic, historic and educational nonprofit organization. The Auxiliary was formed as a service organization in 1998.