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IN PERSON ORVIRTUALLY THISYEAR....KIDS STILL NEED TOBE PREPARED... ANDTHAT MEANS HAVINGALL THE RIGHTSCHOOL SUPPLIES.N-B-C 26'S ABIGAILHANTKE TELLS USHOW IT COULD BE ABIGGER HIT ON YOURWALLET.IT'S EXPECTED TO BEONE OF THE MOSTEXPENSIVE SCHOOLYEARS...FOR SCHOOLSUPPLIES BECAUSEOF THE PANDEMIC...THAT MEANS FAMILIESTHAT TYPICALLY NEEDHELP GETTING THOSESUPPLIES, WILL NEEDIT EVEN MORE.IN KEWAUNEECOUNTY...HUNDREDSOF FAMILIES RELY ONTHOSE DONATIONSEVERY YEAR....THE HEALTHDEPARTMENTSTEPPING IN TO HELPMORE THAN 300-STUDENTS ONAVERAGE..."There's a greater needthis year for assistance tothose families, parentsmay not have returned towork or jobs havechanged."AND WITH THE EXTRANEED...ALSO COMESAN EXTRA COST WITHTHE VIRUS...NOT ONLY BECAUSESCHOOL LISTS HAVECHANGED..."This year where they'reasking for thinks thatmight be more surfacecleanable, so like the polyfolders, the poly binders,those kind of things, whichtend to cost a little bitmore money."BUT ALSO BECAUSEKIDS CAN'TSHARE...FOR SAFETYREASONS, AND IFSCHOOLS CHOOSE TOMEET VIRTUALLY."They still need thesupplies.

Theyr'e stillgoing to need I think thesame amount of supplies."THAT'S WHY THEKEWAUNEE COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENTIS HOPING FOR MORESCHOOL SUPPLYDONATIONS....TO HELP OUT AROUND125 FAMILIES....YOU CAN DROP OFFDONATIONS TO THEDEPARTMENT ORSOME AREACHURCHES ARE ALSOACCEPTING THEM....THE ACTUAL EVENTFOR KIDS TO GETTHEIR BACK TOSCHOOL ITEMS WILLBE AUGUST 19TH...BUTIT IS BY APPOINTMENTONLY, SO YOU'LL HAVETO GIVE THEM A CALL.IN THE NEWSROOM,ABIGAIL HANTKE, NBC26FOR PARENTS WHOFEEL IT'S SAFE ...ANOTHER QUESTIONIS... ARE IN PERSON