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The Workplace Volunteer Council’s signature project, Fill A Backpack Fill A Need (FABFAN), offers an opportunity for *eligible children in Marathon County to receive a new, FREE, backpack and school supplies. Over 7,500 students are eligible this year. Help us help them. Let’s start their school year off on the right foot with needed supplies.
*Eligible children must be entering 4K through 8th grade and qualify for free or reduced lunch at school based on family income and size.

Donate NEW School Supplies: Durable, Large Backpacks Colored washable markers (8-12 count box) Colored pencils (12 count box) Crayons (24 count box) *Wide-lined single subject notebooks *2-pocket folders *Red, blue, green & yellow notebooks + folders requested by teachers #2 Pencils Highlighters Large pink erasers Dry erase markers Washable glue Washable glue sticks Scissors (blunt or pointed).

Public Collection Site Locations in Marathon County and Other Donation Delivery Locations –
Please contact individual collection sites for their collection dates – Voyage Financial Advisors ~
a Thrivent Practice * Peoples State Bank * Cloverbelt Credit Union * AbbyBank * Wausau Times/Buyer’s Guide

Other Donation Delivery Locations –
July 25 from 9 am to 7 pm: Donations can be delivered to the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center, 10101 Market Street, Rothschild, WI 54474 (backside of building – look for overhead garage door on building).

Weekdays in July, August, and September from 8 am to 5 pm: Donations can be delivered to the front lobby of J & D Tube Benders, 8951 Enterprise Way, Schofield, WI 54476.

Make a Monetary Donation: Please mail your monetary donation to: Workplace Volunteer Council, PO Box 1384, Wausau, WI 54402-1384. Please make checks payable to WVC – FABFAN.

Interested in becoming a FABFAN Sponsor?
Please contact us at [email protected] To learn more about the Workplace Volunteer Council and our projects, go to: https://www.unitedwaymc.org/workplace-volunteer-council.

The WVC is a partner project of the United Way of Marathon County with the council directing its own projects. The United Way serves as the non-profit fiscal sponsor to the WVC. The WVC has 501(c)3 non-profit status through them.