November is National Education Month, and My Bank! First United Bank & Trust is supporting local schools by providing signage and drop-off locations for the school supplies that local children need.
Donations being sought include:
- Dry-erase boards, markers and erasers
- Folders with two pockets
- Tempra paint in primary colors
- Paintbrushes with thick handles
- Beanbag chairs
- Compressed air for computer labs
- Bookends
- Animal puppets
- Yellow, blue and orange highlighters
- Permanent and erasable felt-tip markers
- Blank flashcards
- Blank, lined sentence strips
- Construction paper
- Stickers
- Binder clips
- Clear push pins
- Velcro
- Magnetic tape
- Shoelaces (as long as possible, black)
- Ink pads (washable, purple)
- Glue sticks
- Play-Doh
- Masking tape
- 3/4-inch invisible tape
- Pencils
- Crayons
- Small sponges
- Resealable sandwich bags
- Adhesive bandages
- Thermometer covers
- 13-gallon drawstring garbage bags
You can drop these supplies off at any of the following locations:
- South Berkeley office,
U.S. 11 and W.Va. 51, Inwood, W.Va.
- South Foxcroft office,
980 Foxcroft Ave., Martinsburg, W.Va.
- Potomac office,
U.S. 11 and Grade Road, Falling Waters, W.Va.
- Martinsburg office,
100 S. Queen St., Martinsburg
- Martin's Foxcroft office, 901 Foxcroft Ave., Martinsburg
Book donations also are being accepted. A list is available at any of the drop-off locations.
