The Shadow
LOW MOOR, Va. (VR) — Needed: A healthy supply of backpacks for the new school year.
A community back-to-school supply drive is underway, and donations of new backpacks for preschool to 12 th grade students are needed. Backpacks can be dropped off at several locations throughout the area, including the Alleghany Highlands YMCA, LewisGale Hospital – Alleghany, the Covington Health Department, Bath Community Physicians Group or Alleghany Highlands Community Services.
Backpacks will be distributed at the Back to School Bash on Tuesday, August 5, held at the Alleghany Highlands YMCA. The deadline for items is July 31. The bash is sponsored by the Alleghany Highlands Healthy Youth Coalition.
“The Alleghany Highlands YMCA is proud to support our youth and to be a part of a collective effort that brings communities together to make a positive impact,” said Dr. Sandra McHenry, Alleghany Highlands YMCA Healthy Highlands Program leader.
“The Alleghany Highlands Community Services Board is pleased to be a part of the Alleghany Highlands Healthy Youth Coalition,” added April Miller, prevention coordinator at the AHCSB. “We’re looking forward to helping prepare our students for the upcoming school year with new backpacks and a fun-filled evening at the YMCA.”
The Alleghany Highlands Healthy Youth Coalition was founded in 2017 to heighten awareness and educate the community on healthy choices among youth. For more information, email healthyyouthcoalition@gmail.com or call (540) 965-2100.
Since its inception in 1993, the Alleghany Highlands YMCA has provided a wide variety of youth, family and senior citizen programs with expanded membership and services into all of the Alleghany Highlands communities.
For more information on any YMCA programs, please call (540) 962-9622.
