“Many families budget each year for school supplies for their children.  Having already spent that money, families are in need of new school supplies for their children after hurricanes Katrina and Rita”, said Alina Merlos.  “We hope that these supplies from Crayola will help schools and families get back to where they were.  We also have many new students and families locating to this area that will benefit from the Crayola donation”, said Merlos.

United Way for South Louisiana distributed pallets to the following schools and organizations:

Terrebonne Parish: Grand Caillou Elementary, Little Caillou, Acadian Elementary, Honduras, Boudreaux Canal, Little Bayou Black, Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Southdown Elementary, Lisa Park Elementary, St Lucy Day Care, Christ Baptist Child Care and the DePaul School.

Lafourche Parish: Thibodaux Elementary, South Thibodaux Elementary and St Charles Elementary. 

St Mary Parish: Hattie Watts Elementary, J S Aucoin, MD Shannon, JA Hernanadez, WP Foster, GW Hamilton, Thomas Gibbs and LaGrange Elementary and Chez Hope all received supplies. 

The United Way for South Louisiana also distributed supplies to various organizations across the gulf coast as was requested by the Crayola Company.

On behalf of Crayola, The United Way for South Louisiana received an assortment of coloring books, markers, colors, pouches, learning and maze books, finger paints, small bags, binders and a variety of other products. 

For every school either affected by directly the hurricanes or have taken in displaced students, we hope this donation will help them enjoy the rest of this school year.