Greenfield Cooperative Bank Partners with United Way on School Supply Drive

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Cooperative Bank is again partnering with United Way’s Women’s Way for its annual Blooming Backpacks school supply donation drive. The Blooming Backpack initiative helps equip students with the tools they need to succeed in the classroom.

“It’s been so rewarding to witness the generosity from our customers and neighbors,” said Greenfield Cooperative Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer Jackie Charron. “These school supplies will help students start the school year off with the resources they need to thrive, and we’re grateful to be a part of it.”

As part of this community effort, donation boxes will be available at all 10 of the bank’s branches until the end of July, making it easy for customers and neighbors to contribute. The Blooming Backpack initiative will directly distribute the backpacks collected to students in need throughout Franklin County. Donated bags should be labeled by age group, broken up by grades K-3, 4-5, and 6-12.

Suggested items include writing utensils such as #2 pencils, markers, colored pencils, and crayons; notebooks; binders; glue sticks; scissors; calculators; and lunchboxes. To learn more about accepted supplies for each age group, visit uw-fh.org/womensway.

Greenfield Cooperative Bank invites customers, community members, and local businesses to participate by donating essential school supplies throughout the month of July. To find the nearest branch, visit www.greenfieldcoopbank.com.