As a part of the Kiwanis Club of Christiansburg’s continuation of the School Supplies Program, Kelly Olsen, a teacher at Christiansburg Middle School and a Kiwanis member and Ernie Wade, a Kiwanis member, presented a Walmart gift card in the amount of $550 to Jason Garretson, CMS Principal.
This program started several years ago at all the Christiansburg schools to serve those in need, is an on-going program. Once the schools use up the funds on the cards, they let the Kiwanis club know and the cards are replaced. Kiwanis funds the card for $500 and Walmart adds $50. These cards are used to purchase much needed school supplies for students who cannot afford to buy their own.
Funding for service projects such as these are generated by fund raising events such as the Kiwanis Wilderness Trail Festival which is held the third Saturday of September each year.
