NBC4 Launches School Supply Drive with Bigger Goal

50,000 Backpacks Collected in 2018

For the second year, NBC4 (WCMH-TV) is holding a summer-long school supply drive to help make sure local students are ready to learn at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. This year the station’s backpack drive expanded from 1 district to benefit 25 school districts across Franklin and Licking Counties.

Once again, NBC4 is partnering with PrimaryOne Health and CME Federal Credit Union on the initiative.

Each year, local teachers spend hundreds of dollars buying supplies for their classrooms. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 94% of public school teachers pay for school supplies, without being reimbursed.

You can support Stuff the Backpack and get something in return!

Tap here for a list of most needed supplies for k-5 and 6-12.

Stuff the Backpack August deals and events

You can also make a secure credit card donation here. All monetary donations are tax deductible and 100% of donations are given to local students and teachers. This is made possible through NBC4’s Stuff the Backpack fiscal sponsor, The United Way of Central Ohio.

The 2019 NBC4 Stuff the Backpack campaign has a growing list of supporters across Central Ohio, sponsors and the following local organizations: