WestCAT's 4th Annual Back to School Supply Drive to Success

Pinole, Ca.— The Western Contra Costa Transit Authority (WestCAT) and WestCAT’s contractor MV Transportation have begun accepting donations for the agency’s 4th annual Back to School Supply Drive to Success. “This event is a WestCAT favorite, and all of the staff look forward to participating in it every year”, said WestCAT Marketing Manager, Yvonne Morrow.

Posted inside the WestCAT buses, online at www.westcat.org, and our social media pages, is a detailed flyer announcing the drive along with a list of requested items. As in previous years, school starts at the end of August, so we are getting a head start now, so we can deliver all of the donated supplies to the school district before school begins. All donations go to support the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Families in Transition/Foster Youth program. The program supports homeless school-age children and youth who attend WCCUSD schools.

WestCAT will be accepting donations of new school supplies beginning Friday, July 5 through Friday, August 9, 2019 from 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at the WestCAT office located at 601 Walter Ave., Pinole. If you cannot make it to our office, and would really like to participate, you might consider ordering some school supplies online at your favorite store, and have them shipped directly to the WestCAT administrative office at the address above, or send a gift card designating it for the WestCAT Back to School Supply Drive to Success. If you would like a letter from our agency confirming our receipt of your donation, please email us at info@westcat.org and let us know where to send it. We can also arrange to pick-up your donation if you are within the WestCAT service area. No donation is too small!

Requested items are new backpacks (or gently used), spiral notebooks, boxes of #2 pencils, mechanical pencils, binder paper, markers, crayons, highlighters, colored pencils, black composition books, erasers, glue sticks, 2-inch binders, and antibacterial gel /wipes.

Please contact WestCAT at (510) 724-3331 or email us at info@westcat.org for more information.