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Project Fresh Start In response to the down economy, many have altered their spending habits this year. But what happens when families are forced to tell their children they will have to do without? With the help of Travel Guard and Project Fresh Start, thousands of families across Central Wisconsin didn't have to. Travel Guard was one of several Wisconsin businesses that pulled together this year behind Project Fresh Start, a United Way program that provides school supplies to low income families without the means to provide their children with the academic materials they need to learn. This year, 2,600 local students, grades K-12 benefited from the donation of backpacks, pencils, pens, markers, glue, notebooks, folders, binders, loose-leaf paper, and other items needed to start the year fresh. With many thousands of items donated, Travel Guard employees rallied to make this year's event better than ever. For more information on Project Fresh Start, contact United Way of Portage County Volunteer Center at (715) 341-6740 or volunteer@unitedwaypoco.org. Donations to support Project Fresh Start can be sent to: Project Fresh Start, 1100 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 301, Stevens Point, WI 54481. |
