YMCA, Action News 5 Supply Drive returns [Video]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Supply Drive, a partnership between Action News 5 and the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South, returns for another year.

Supplies for third grade students in Memphis are being collected from July 1-26. Donations can be made online, or school supplies can be dropped off at the following locations:

• Bartlett YMCA
• Church Health YMCA
• Cordova Family YMCA
• Georgette & Cato Johnson YMCA
• Fogelman Downtown YMCA
• Millington Family YMCA
• Olive Branch Family YMCA
• Ric Nuber YMCA
• YMCA at Schilling Farms.

This year’s campaign is designed to collect all essential school supplies, compared to previous years’ backpack drives, explained Justin Inskeep, Senior VP of Strategy and Development for the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South.

“Just imagine your first day at work or school and just not having the things you need to succeed,” Inskeep explained. “That’s very impactful. So, the Y and WMC, and partners across the community and stepping in …