FREE school supplies in Lexington Aug.6, 2011

YMCA to host Back-to-School Rallies

The YMCA of Central Kentucky, in collaboration with 20 local neighborhoods, is hosting the sixth annual Ready, Set, Go! Lexington Neighborhood Back-to-School Rallies. The events on Saturday Aug. 6 will provide 8,000 elementary, middle and high school students with free backpacks and school supplies.

Each neighborhood site will distribute supplies for all grade levels and provide activities, resource booths, entertainment, food, speakers and fun!

Registration for the free supplies will run from 9 to 11 a.m. at each location, and backpacks will be distributed at noon. Students must be with a parent or guardian in order to receive supplies. All 8,000 backpacks are provided by EON U.S, the parent company of Kentucky Utilities.

The participating neighborhoods include Bracktown, Cardinal Valley, Carver, Castlewood, Coolivan, Duncan Park, Eastland Church of God, Gainesway, Gardenside Christian Church, Douglass Park, Imani, Arlington Irocka, Mary Todd, Pralltown, Radcliffe Marlboro, Spiegel Heights, William Wells Brown Community Center, Winburn and Woodhill.

For more information, call the United Way at 2-1-1 or LexCall at 3-1-1.

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Backpack supplies

Primary kit (K-grade 2) -- washable markers (set of 8), crayons (24 count), pocket folders, blunt-tip scissors, composition notebook, pencil top erasers, No. 2 pencils and glue sticks

Elementary kit (grades 3-5) -- No. 2 pencils, crayons (24 count), washable markers (set of 8), scissors, pocket folders, composition notebook, pencil top erasers, 1-inch binder and dividers with tabs for three-ring binder

Middle/high school kit -- No. 2 pencils, medium point blue pen, medium point black pen, highlighter with clip, pocket folders, spiral notebooks, 1-inch binder and dividers with tabs for three-ring binder



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Question: Can SavingStar eCoupons be stacked with paper coupons?
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Question: Where can I redeem my coupons?
Answer:
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A&P
ACME Markets
Albertsons
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Albertsons Market
Angeli's Central Market
Baesler's Market
Baker's
Bashas
Bel Air
Bell/Cala
Big Y
BI-LO
Brookshires
Buehlers
City Market
Copps
CountryMart
County Market
CVS
Dicks
Dillons
Dorothy Lane
Farm Fresh
Festival
Food City
FoodLion
Foodtown
Fred Meyer
Fry's/Fry's Marketplace
Gerbes
Giant Eagle
Giant Food Stores
Giant/Martin's
Glens
Hannaford
Harris Teeter Food Markets
Harter House
Harveys
Hen House
Hilander
Homeland
Hy-Vee
Ingles
Jack's SuperValu
JayC
Jewel - Osco
Kash 'n Karry
Kennies
Kessel
Key Foods
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King Soopers
Kings Super Markets
Kroger
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Lofinos
Lowes Foods
Mariano's
Marsh
Martin's IGA Plus
Nob Hill Foods
Omalia's
Owen's
Pathmark
PayLess
Peapod
Pick n Save
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Price Chopper
QFC
Rainbow
Raleys
Ralphs
Redners
Remke bigg's
Rite Aid
Roche Bros
Rons
Sav-A-Center
Shaw's
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy
ShopRite
Shurfine
ShurSave
Smith's
Star Market
Stater Bros. Markets
Stop & Shop
Sudbury Farms
Super Fresh
Super Fresh NY
Sweetbay Supermarket
The Food Emporium
Thriftway Shop n Bag
Tops
Village Market
Waldbaums
Wegmans
Weis Markets
Winn-Dixie

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