RALEIGH, N.C.–State Employees CU said it is continuing to support the annual Governor’s School Supply Drive, which kicked off with an announcement by Gov. Josh Stein at SECU’s Salisbury Street office in downtown Raleigh. 

This is the seventh year SECU branches have served as collection sites for the Drive to benefit North Carolina’s teachers and students.

Donations can be dropped off at any of SECU’s 275 branches now through August 1. Wish list items include pencils and pens, markers and colored pencils, dry erase boards and markers, paper, fidget toys, headphones, glue sticks, scissors, sanitizing wipes, and tissues. The donated supplies will be distributed to public schools in the county received.

“We are pleased to once again join in this effort to make a positive difference for our teachers and students all across the state,” SECU Chief Delivery Officer Jamie Applequist said in a statement. “With branches in all 100 North Carolina counties, SECU is well-positioned to serve as collection sites for the Governor’s School Supply Drive. Our state’s public school employees and their families are part of our core membership base at SECU, and this is another excellent way we can help support our members and communities.”