As kids prepare to return to school or learn from home, eleven area financial institutions are joining forces on a community-wide school supply drive benefiting 12 area non-profit organizations.
It's called “Banking on School Supplies” and runs from July 20-31. The participating banks are coming together in an effort to have the most impact, especially in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating banks are:
ACCESSbank
American National Bank
Bank of Bennington
CORE Bank
Dundee Bank
First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO)
Great Western Bank
Pinnacle Bank
Security National Bank
SHARE Omaha
UMB
Wells Fargo Bank
The school supply drive will benefit these following non-profit organizations:
100 Black Men
Avenue Scholars
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boys &Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Completely Kids
Girls Inc.
Kids Can Community Center
Latino Center of the Midlands
NorthStar Foundation
Partnership 4 Kids
The Simple Foundation
TeamMates
There are two ways to donate:
1) Online at shareomaha.org/supplies
2) Drop off supplies at any of the participating bank’s branch locations in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area during normal business hours
Supplies needed:
Backpacks
Pens
Pencils (#2 or Mechanical)
Notebooks
Folders
Highlighters
Colored Pencils
Crayons
Pencil Boxes
Calculators
Hand Sanitizer
Tissues