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Paducah Fire Department Collecting School Supplies

Paducah Fire Department Collecting School Supplies
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Jul. 23, 2019 | PADUCAH
By West Kentucky Star Staff Jul. 23, 2019 | 12:09 PM | PADUCAH
The Paducah Fire Department invites everyone to help local students through the "Fill the Fire Truck with School Supplies" campaign. 

On Friday, August 2, Paducah firefighters will be collecting school supply donations at the Southside Walmart on Irvin Cobb Drive from 9:00 am until noon and at the West End Walmart on Hinkleville Road from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Donations also will be accepted through August 9 at the Fire Prevention Division office on the first floor of City Hall at 300 South 5th Street. The school supplies will be donated to schools in the city limits of Paducah.

Deputy Fire Marshal April Tinsman is coordinating Fill the Fire Truck.

"The Paducah Fire Department is invested in this community and looks for ways to give back to Paducah’s citizens," Tinsman said. "As Deputy Fire Marshal, I am in front of many different types of situations which allow me to identify areas of need in the community. School supplies and individually wrapped food items can greatly impact the success and well-being of our local students."

Suggested items to donate:
Yellow #2 Pencils
Erasers
Black or Blue Ink Pens
Plastic School Box
Plastic Pocket Folders
Composition Notebooks
Loose Leaf Notebook paper 
Spiral Notebooks 
Highlighters
Graph Paper
Protractor
2-Inch Binders
Glue Sticks
Divider Tabs
Printer Paper Reams
Flash Drives
Backpacks

Firefighters are also collecting individually wrapped foods, including fruit snacks, tuna salad kits, peanut butter or cheese crackers, potato chips, applesauce and fruit cups, Pop Tarts, and granola bars.

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