Sleep Country USA, including help from the Kirkland location, collected over 56,000 school supply items for area foster children this year. - Contributed
Contributed
Sleep Country USA, including help from the Kirkland location, collected over 56,000 school supply items for area foster children this year.

Sleep Country USA collects over 56,000 school supply items for foster kids


September 26, 2011 · 5:37 PM

  • 0
  • Print Story
  • Letter/Editor

As the new school year kicks off, Seattle-based Sleep Country USA collected over 56,000 school supply items for area foster children this year.

Thanks to community donations at Sleep Country stores throughout Oregon and Washington, a partnership with Wild Waves Theme Park to collect items for discount admission at two Wild Waves Days for foster families this summer, and local businesses such as Regence of Tacoma and Burlington that hosted their own collection drives, this was Sleep Country’s most successful school supply drive yet.

Sleep Country distributed the items among its foster children organization partners throughout the region.

The Sleep Country Coat Drive runs through Oct. 30. Donations of new coats can be made at any Sleep Country USA location, including 12558 Totem Lake Boulevard in Kirkland.

Comment on this story.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.

So keep your comments:

  • Civil
  • Smart
  • On-topic
  • Free of profanity

We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.

blog comments powered by Disqus