Community Groups, Companies Rally To Aid Valley View Students

BOLINGBROOK, IL — A number of local companies, charities and associations have helped make sure Valley View School District students have a great start to the school year. Nearly $2,000, over 60 backpacks and thousands of school supplies have been donated to the district so far this year.

The donations are the result of work of the Valley View Community School Initiative, which seeks to make sure schools are focal points of communities, and that communities support those schools. The district "is honored to be supported in the Community Schools Initiative by several businesses and organizations that have provided donations," a statement from Valley View reads.

Here are some of the donations Valley View has received since the start of the school year.

All Saints Anglican Church: 36 backpacks containing grade level appropriate supplies for Kindergarten-5th grade students, along with additional classroom supplies of paper towels, wipes, boxes of tissue and Ziploc bags.

Bolingbrook Tee-Ball Association: Conducted a back-to-school supply drive in which their players and parents donated one very large box of school supplies to Valley View students.

Manheim (Cox) Automotive – 1,018 items were collected during an employee school supply drive. Items included backpacks, reams of paper, crayons, markers, hand sanitizer, mechanical pencils, dry erase markers, and many more items.

Ferrara Candy: Collected items for 30 backpacks filled with basic school supplies. Additional supplies collected included ear buds, paper towels, wipes and basketballs.

Project Linus: Donated six large bags of blankets. Three of the bags will be raffle prizes for Family Support Day on Sat. Nov 2 at Bolingbrook HS.

Friendship United Methodist Church: $500 cash donation along with a variety of school supplies.

Menasha Packaging Company: $1,200 cash donation along with ten backpacks with school supplies.

United Way of Will County: Two very large bags filled with various school supplies.