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Webb launches annual Teacher Supply Drive

Webb launches annual Teacher Supply Drive

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ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – State Senator Lea Webb’s annual Teacher Supply Drive is underway.

Webb’s staff is collecting notebooks, paper, pens, and more for public school educators in Senate District 52.

Now entering its fourth year, Webb launched the initiative in 2023 for teachers who often use their own money on classroom supplies for students in need.  There are 11 collection locations across Tompkins, Cortland, and Broome Counties. The drive runs through August 10.

Drop Off Locations 

Tompkins County

  • YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County – Village of Lansing
  • Ulysses Philomathic Library – Trumansburg
  • Senator Webb’s Office – Ithaca

Cortland County

  • Cortland Chamber of Commerce – Cortland
  • Peck Memorial Library – Marathon
  • Cortland Free Library – Cortland
  • YMCA of Cortland – Cortland

Broome County

  • GFJ Memorial Library – Endicott
  • Southern Tier Community Center – Endicott
  • Your Home Public Library – Johnson City
  • Senator Webb’s Office – Binghamton

 

 

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