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Article: ROANOKE COUNTY MAY ASSIST SCHOOL SYSTEM IN NEED OF SUPPLIES

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September 15, 2005
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Roanoke County schools may adopt a school system that was affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Board member Marion Roark mentioned the idea at a Roanoke County School Board meeting Wednesday night. Roark suggested Roanoke County find a school system in need and collect and deliver school supplies to it through a "Pack the Bus" type of campaign.

Pack the Bus is an annual back-to-school event coordinated by radio station Q99 FM to collect school supplies for needy kids. Each participating school system parks a bus at a Wal-Mart store, and donors fill the bus with supplies - paper, pencils, glue, crayons, and other things needed in classrooms. The supplies are then distributed at the discretion of ...

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