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Friday, May 3, 2024

Sumter County school supply drive set this week in The Villages

A Sumter County school supply drive is set for this week in The Villages.

School supplies will be collected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.:

• Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Lake Miona Recreation Center Picnic Pavilion

• Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Everglades Recreation Center Picnic Pavilion

• Friday, Aug. 14 at the Eisenhower Recreation Center Picnic Pavilion

School supplies are needed for students at Wildwood Elementary, Sumter PREP Academy, Wildwood Middle High School, South Sumter Middle School, South Sumter High School, Lake Panasoffkee Elementary, Webster Elementary and Bushnell Elementary.

Supplies needed include pencils, erasers, spiral notebooks, sticky notes, highlighters, crayons, construction paper, index cards and computer cleaning wipes.

Monetary donations are appreciated and checks may be made out to Sumter Schools Enhancement Foundation and put School Supply Drive in the memo line.

For more information contact School Board member Sally Moss at (352) 445-4120 or sally.moss@sumter.k12.fl.us.

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