July 7, 2025
The Catawba County United Way School Supply Drive is underway and will run through the month of July.
This annual School Supply Drive is about meeting immediate and future needs of local public-school students (Catawba County, Hickory City and Newton-Conover school districts). Last year nearly 9,000 items were collected by 30 community partners.
The CCUW office (2760 Tate Blvd SE in Hickory) is the primary public donation drop off location. The United Way is also appreciative of all the current, local companies signed up as collection partners this year.
This collective effort helps ensure no student in Catawba County walks into a classroom without the tools to succeed.
Families can access donations through their school’s social workers or other school personnel.
What’s Needed
Classroom supplies: 3-ring binders, backpacks, spiral notebooks, graph paper, pens, pencils, glue sticks, erasers, folders, crayons, colored pencils, ear buds/headphones, markers, scissors, pencil boxes, dry erase markers, composition books, 3x5 index cards.
Personal hygiene products: Kleenex, cleaning wipes, hand sanitizer, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products.
Not able to make it to the store, the CCUW is accepting monetary donations mailed to the Catawba County United Way – P.O. Box 2425, Hickory, NC 28603 and make sure to mention the School Supply Drive. You can also donate online with the form below.
For any questions contact John Bailey at the United Way - 828-327-6851 or email jbailey@ccunitedway.com.
2025 collection Partners:
- West Rock
- Peoples Bank
- St. Aloysius Catholic Church
- Ashure Ministry
- Hickory Community Yoga and Wellness
- Catawba Co. Department of Social Services
- Catawba Valley Healthcare
- Catawba Women’s Center
- Shurtape
- Patrick, Harper & Dixon Law
- Corning
- Catawba County Partnership for Children
- Century Furniture
- Carolina Containers
- CountrySide Pet Hospital
- Adult Life Programs
- Pepsi
- Hickory Chair
- ZF Chassis
- HSM Solutions
- Publix - Hickory
- Newton Elks Lodge
- Prysmian
- Trinity Ridge
- Malorie’s Place