2020 Cram The Cruiser Event Announced For July 24th

Event Will Focus On Drop Off Service For Safety

Darren Doyle, story:
The 2020 Cram the Cruiser event has been announced by the Edmonson County Community Education and the EC Family Resource/Youth Services Centers. This year's event will be the 14th consecutive year for the local event and the Edmonson Voice is proud once again to be a sponsor of the annual school supply fundraiser.

Cram the Cruiser, or CtC, is focusing on safety this year, due to the virus pandemic. Donors will be able to participate while staying safe, according to Community Education Director and event coordinator Lisa Whobrey.

"Individuals can drive up to set locations to drop off their monetary or school supply donations," she said. "Any event volunteer or worker at the location can come get the items from the individual,or we can have a table available where they can drop off their donations if they prefer. Supplies will likely be set out at a designated location for a small period of time just as a precautionary measure."

Whobrey says the reason for the event is very simple: for the kids.

"We do this to keep all kids armed with the necessary means to succeed in school," she said. "This year more than ever, we want to make sure the students and parents have one less thing to worry about, which is being prepared for the school year."

100% of monetary donations and supplies collected stay in Edmonson County Schools. Whobrey and the event staff are asking for a host of items, which will become available to any student at any school that needs them, including:

• pencils, pens
• paper, notebooks
• folders, binders
• markers, crayons, coloring pencils
• paper towels
• ear buds, headphones
• personal hygiene items
• glue, glue sticks
• monetary donations

Teams will be set up in two different locations from 9am to 4pm, which will be Family Dollar in Brownsville and Dollar General in Chalybeate. ServPro will provide tents and other needs for the event and Pelican Snoballs and other vendors will be onsite.  

The event is sponsored by:

• Kentucky State Police
• Edmonson County Sheriff's Office
• Brownsville Police
• Edmonson County Anti-Drug Coalition/KY-ASAP
• The Edmonson Voice
• Edmonson County Community Education and the EC Family Resource/Youth Services Centers

Both locations will be open throughout the day for the public to cruise in and drop off. Your donations will help ensure all students begin the school year on a level playing field with the supplies they need. 

For more information, please call the office of Community Education for Edmonson County Schools at 270-597-8329.