Fill the Canoe is Red Canoe Credit Union’s annual school supply drive. Each year, they collect new school supply donations from members of the community and match the donations pound-for-pound.
What we need: school supplies for kindergarten to grade 12, especially backpacks, binders, calculators, pencil boxes and wooden #2 pencils.
Where to drop off: GAPS District Office, 718 Seventh Ave. SW, Albany
Dates: August 5th to 23rd
Red Canoe believes every child deserves the chance to start the school year with the right tools to succeed. As their largest philanthropic event, Fill the Canoe has served the needs of children since 2007.
Supplies can also be dropped off at the FACT office: 701 19th Ave SE, Albany, OR 97322 Phone: 541.924.3720/Fax: 541.924.3776