Pack the School Helps More than 200 Teachers With School Supplies

  • Horace Mann Elementary third-grade teacher Janet Hopper, Will Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Shelby Cowden, and Shawnee Middle School eighth-grade math teacher Stephanie Bayne select school supplies during the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, held at First United Bank's Harrison branch in Shawnee on Aug. 1. Hopper has been a teacher for 29 years and said she spends over $200 on supplies each year.
    Horace Mann Elementary third-grade teacher Janet Hopper, Will Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Shelby Cowden, and Shawnee Middle School eighth-grade math teacher Stephanie Bayne select school supplies during the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, held at First United Bank's Harrison branch in Shawnee on Aug. 1. Hopper has been a teacher for 29 years and said she spends over $200 on supplies each year.
  • North Rock Creek High School science teacher Becki Powell fills out a thank-you note for the sponsors at the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop event on Aug. 1 at the First United Bank on Harrison. Behind her is Lacie Blakemore, a third grade teacher at Liberty. There were 12 sponsors who made the event possible. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    North Rock Creek High School science teacher Becki Powell fills out a thank-you note for the sponsors at the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop event on Aug. 1 at the First United Bank on Harrison. Behind her is Lacie Blakemore, a third grade teacher at Liberty. There were 12 sponsors who made the event possible. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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  • From right, Cross Timbers Elementary fourth-grade teachers Sheena Ramirez and Hannah Carr, and Liberty kindergarten teacher Kaylee Hoffman look through decorative borders during the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, held at First United Bank's Harrison branch in Shawnee on Aug. 1. Hoffman said she usually spends a lot on supplies, and the event is "definitely helpful." Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    From right, Cross Timbers Elementary fourth-grade teachers Sheena Ramirez and Hannah Carr, and Liberty kindergarten teacher Kaylee Hoffman look through decorative borders during the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, held at First United Bank's Harrison branch in Shawnee on Aug. 1. Hoffman said she usually spends a lot on supplies, and the event is "definitely helpful." Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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  • Volunteer Jeff Sigman serves barbecue sandwiches for Cross Timbers Elementary fourth-grade teachers Katie Logsdon and Anna Irvine. Sigman said he smoked enough meat for 250 sandwiches. The teachers' lunch, during the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, was sponsored by First United Bank, Community Renewal and H Tea O on Aug. 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Volunteer Jeff Sigman serves barbecue sandwiches for Cross Timbers Elementary fourth-grade teachers Katie Logsdon and Anna Irvine. Sigman said he smoked enough meat for 250 sandwiches. The teachers' lunch, during the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, was sponsored by First United Bank, Community Renewal and H Tea O on Aug. 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
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    2nd Annual Pack the School
    A long line of teachers from around the county formed outside Shawnee’s First United Bank - Harrison branch Community Room on Aug. 1. They were patiently waiting to “shop” at the Second Annual Pack the School Teacher Supply Stop, held from 11 am to 1 pm. Amanda Johnson, First United Bank’s Spend Life Wisely Ambassador, said they had 250 teachers last year and planned...

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