Communities Invited to Drop Off School Supplies for Students at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind

December 1 – December 23, 2014 ^~

Midlands Business John Harris Body Shops Invites Their Communities To Drop Off School Supplies For Students Served At The SC School For The Deaf And The Blind 

COLUMBIA, SC -John Harris Body Shops announces their 2^nd Annual Stuff a Stocking with School Supplies to support the students at The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB). Donations can be dropped off at any John Harris Body Shop from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning Monday, December 1^st through December 23^rd.

For the second year John Harris Body Shops have partnered with The Walker Foundation, the fundraising arm of the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind, to help raise the public’s awareness about the services provided by SCSDB while generating much needed school supplies for the classrooms. “We are excited to be involved, once again, with The Walker Foundation and the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind,” says owner John Harris, III. “We know personally the wonderful education and enrichment programs that are provided by the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind since we have employees who attended SCSDB. We are honored to have the chance to give something back,” continued Harris.

“It takes a lot of supplies for our classrooms,” says Ann Akerman, CEO of The Walker Foundation.  “The donations of school supplies are so important for our teachers and our students here at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind,” Akerman continued.

John Harris and the John Harris Body Shop Staff invite you to Give the Gift of Education this Holiday Season to support the children at SCSDB. Donations can be dropped off at any of the John Harris Body Shops located all across the Midlands including Fontaine Road, Columbia; Sunset Blvd., Lexington; Farrow Road at Killians Crossing; and Broad Street, Sumter. For a full list of classroom supplies needed, visit http://walkerfdn.org/wish-list/ or call Walker Foundation CEO Ann Akerman at 864-577-7583.

The Walker Foundation & SCSDB

The Walker Foundation was established more than 34 years ago as a nonprofit organization for the sole purpose of raising public funds to help support the programs and services of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB). It is the only school in the state that is specialized for students who are deaf and/or blind. The main campus is located in Spartanburg, but the school serves students throughout the state with its campus outreach programs. The Walker Foundation works to secure resources to help support the programs and services provided by SCSDB. Through education, we seek to build understanding, acceptance, and support for children with a vision and/or hearing impairment. For more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Ann Akerman, please call 864-577-7583 or e-mail at [email protected].