Category: School Supplies

2019 School Supplies Report

Having the required school supplies is critical to success for all our students, but not all our neighbors are able to afford this expense. For the ninth year running, LTlov communicated a call for help on behalf of these families and our community responded with generous donations of the materials necessary to the learning process.

Project Supply Pack, part of LTlov’s School Supplies Program, delivered prepackaged campus and grade specific school supplies directly to more than 250 LTISD students from 125 families coded Economically Disadvantaged, on their desks at campus Back to School Night events. In addition to the prepackaged kits, our School Supplies Program committee set to work with the goal of providing ALL financially limited students with the supplies by filling backpacks with their required supplies.  We were able to provide pre-filled backpacks to an additional 100 students from 45 families who either applied late or attend Lake Travis High School which does not participate in the prepackaged supply program.  Our committee also provided supplies for the Cav Lounge and Buc Lounge, pre-filled backpacks for Lake Travis Crisis Ministry, and supplies for teacher’s closets. Community donations of requested school supplies, cash and gift cards made this goal attainable and all students who requested assistance received the help they needed.

LTlov is extremely grateful to the Schoen Foundation which provided a $18,000 grant to Project Supply Pack, as well as LTISD, the Lake Travis Crisis Ministries and PODER who promoted awareness of the Project Supply Pack Application process. The list of businesses, organizations and individuals who supported this year’s School Supplies Collection drive is extensive. Austin Ridge Church provided 40 filled high school backpacks, Falconhead West collected backpacks, Sonesta collected backpacks and supplies, Acts Church collected school supplies, and Tuscany Village provided backpacks and supplies.  Huge thanks go to the Lake Travis Community Library, Kuper Sotheby’s, Nitro Swimming, Champions TX, Elite Wellness, Flipnastics, Chick-fil-A, and HEB Table 620 who hosted our collection bins. The consistent generosity of Lake Travis residents resulted in 16 bins full of supplies from these sites. Special thanks go to the many volunteers who helped us sort, pack and distribute supplies including the Girl Scout Troops 517 and 43109, Boy Scout Troop 52, Lake Travis Young Men’s Service League, HBMS National Honor Society, LTHS National Honor Society, and to all the volunteers who dedicated over 150 hours to this much-needed program.

In total, we were honored to provide more than 350 students from all LTISD campuses with the supplies required for success in the classroom.

2018 School Supplies Report

Having the required school supplies is critical to success for all our students, but not all our neighbors are able to afford this expense. For the eighth year running, LTlov communicated a call for help on behalf of these families and our community responded with generous donations of the materials necessary to the learning process.

Project Supply Pack, part of LTlov’s School Supplies Program, delivered prepackaged campus and grade specific school supplies directly to 275 LTISD students from 175 families, coded Economically Disadvantaged, on their desks at campus Back to School Night events. Following the application deadline for campus-assigned supply packs, our School Supplies Program committee set to work with the goal of providing ALL financially limited students with the supplies needed including late applications, backpacks, basic supplies for Lake Travis High School students who do not participate in the pre-packaged ordering system, supplies for the Cav Lounge and supplies for teacher’s closets at HBMS and LTES. Community donations of requested school supplies, cash and gift cards made this goal attainable and all students who requested assistance received the help they needed.

LTlov is extremely grateful to the Schoen Foundation which provided a $15,000 grant to Project Supply Pack, as well as LTISD, the Lake Travis Crisis Ministries and PODER who promoted awareness of the Project Supply Pack Application and deadline. The list of businesses, organizations and individuals who supported this year’s School Supplies Collection drive is extensive. The Pedernales Fire Department hosted 2 special events which resulted in many bags of school supplies and presented us with a $400 cash donation, Coldwell Bankers United Realtors in Lakeway and the Sonesta Hotel each collected a large box of supplies, Austin Ridge Church provided 40 filled high school backpacks, HEB donated 40 backpacks and Tuscany Village provided 12 filled backpacks. Huge thanks go to the Lakeway Veterinary Clinic, Strandz Salon, the Lake Travis Community Library, Kuper Sotheby’s, Nitro Swimming, World of Tennis, Elite Wellness, Flipnastics, Champions TX and Hill Country Indoor who hosted our collection bins. The consistent generosity of Lake Travis residents resulted in 17 bins full of supplies and just under $5,000 in cash donations. Special thanks go to the many volunteers who helped us sort, pack and distribute supplies including the Lake Travis Young Men’s Service League and the LTHS National Honor Society, the Lake Travis School District for providing a room at the LTHS Annex, and to all the volunteers who dedicated over 150 hours to this much-needed program.  In total, we were honored to provide over 350 students from all LTISD campuses with the supplies required for success in the classroom.

2017 School Supplies Report

Prepared and Ready to Learn!

School supplies plus love equals success in the classroom for LTISD students for the seventh year running! Each year LTlov communicates a call for help on behalf of local families who cannot afford to send their children to school with the supplies they need. Our community’s resounding “Yes!” means that our children will not lack the materials necessary to the learning process.

Project Supply Pack, part of our School Supplies Program, delivered prepackaged campus and grade specific school supplies directly to 245 students from over 100 families, coded Economically Disadvantaged, on their desks at campus Back to School Night events. Following the application deadline for campus-assigned supply packs, the School Supplies Program committee received additional requests for assistance which were filled by community donations acquired through this year’s collection drive. Collected items, including 292 backpacks, also provided basic supplies to students at Lake Travis High School who do not participate in the pre-packaged ordering system.

LTlov is extremely grateful to the Schoen Foundation which provided a $15,000 grant, Ladies of Charity-Lake Travis who provided $2,500 in funding and Lexus of Lakeway for donating a $1000 grant to fund Project Supply Pack 2017. We rely heavily on LTISD, the Lake Travis Crisis Ministries and PODER to promote awareness of the Project Supply Pack Application. The list of businesses, organizations and individuals who supported this year’s School Supplies Collection drive is extensive: First Service Residential Services Austin teamed up with Watkins Insurance, Dorsett Johnson & Swift LLP, Rough Hollow Highland Village and Tuscan Village Lakeway to provide 120 filled backpacks; Austin Ridge Church provided 30 filled high school backpacks, Sonesta Hotel donated a large box of loose supplies and Chick-fil-A, the Lakeway Veterinary Clinic, Strandz Salon, the Lake Travis Community Library, Kuper Sotheby’s, High 5, Nitro Swimming, Finley’s Barber Shop, Corrective Chiropractic, World of Tennis, Elite Wellness, HEB and Vik Complete Care hosted collection bins. For the Children, Inc., an Austin-based non profit organization, donated 12 large boxes of basic supplies. We are especially thankful for the consistent generosity of the Lake Travis community who provided 122 backpacks, basic supply items that filled 13 large bins and just under $5,000 in cash donations, including a very generous check from the West Cypress Hills Neighborhood, which will be used to fill wish list requests at LTISD campuses with the highest percentage of students who qualify for the Free & Reduced Federal Lunch Program. Special thanks go to the many volunteers who sorted, packed and distributed supplies including the Lake Travis Young Men’s Service League and the LTHS National Honor Society, to the Lake Travis School District for providing a room at the LTHS Annex to receive, sort and re-distribute supplies, and to all the volunteers who dedicated over 150 hours to this much-needed program.  In total, we are honored to have served over 350 students from all LTISD campuses with the supplies they needed, with the remaining supplies used to offer a “shopping event” for LTHS teachers.

2016 School Supplies Report

Starting it off right!

Since 2010, LTlov has organized school supply drives in the Lake Travis community to provide LTISD students coded Economically Disadvantaged with the supplies they need to succeed in school. Project Supply Pack was officially established and successfully completed for the 2016-’17 school year after piloting it last year. This initiative, part of LTlov’s School Supplies Program, allows us to purchase prepackaged campus and grade specific school supplies directly through each LTISD elementary and middle school’s supply ordering program. Students receive these supply packs on their desks at each campus’ Back to School Night events.  We received applications from 95 families for 199 students. Following the deadline we received an additional 65 applications for 98 students in need of help. These requests were filled by community donations.

Our sincere and heartfelt thanks belong to the Ladies of Charity-Lake Travis who provided $5000 in funding for Project Supply Pack, the Lake Travis Crisis Ministries and PODER who promoted and provided our Project Supply Pack Application, LTHS student Caroline Storm who collected surplus 2015 supplies from LTISD campuses that were used to fill Pre-K application orders, Austin Ridge Church who donated 25 backpacks filled with supplies for Lake Travis High School application orders and HEB, Lakeway for their generous donation of 40 backpacks. As qualified participants in For the Children, Inc, we received 30 boxes of basic supplies. As always, we are humbled and extremely grateful for the consistent generosity of the Lake Travis community who provided 130 backpacks, many basic supply items and $2,420 in cash donations which were used to purchase specific supply items and to fill campus with list requests, including a request from Lake Travis Elementary School for 100 personal head-sets. Thank you to the businesses who hosted our collection bins: Lake Travis Community Library, Strandz Salon, Chick-Fil-A, Kuper Sotheby’s, Bee Cave Family Chiropractic, Moreland Properties, Elite Wellness, the World of Tennis and WOT Pilates.

In total we served over 300 students in the LTISD school area with the supplies required by each child’s campus and grade level. Remaining supplies were used to stock “teacher’s closets” at the high school coordinated by Ms. Jennifer Gidley, AP Environmental Science teacher and at Lake Travis Middle School. We would also like to extend our considerable gratitude to the Lake Travis School District and Mr. Darnell Horton who kindly coordinated a room for us at the LTHS Annex to receive, sort and re-distribute supplies to students whose families missed the Project Supply Pack order deadline and to the many volunteers who dedicated approximately 100 service hours to this much-needed program.

2015 School Supplies Drive

Community Comes Out Big For LTlov Back to School Supply Drive

Through generous donations of school supplies, backpacks and cash the Lake Travis community came together and provided our district’s economically disadvantaged students with a great start to the new school year. Nearly 300 campus and grade appropriate school supplies, most of which came neatly packed in a brand new backpack, were distributed directly to students in need through the Lake Travis Crisis Ministry and PODER prior to the start of school. We consider ourselves blessed with the phenomenal outpouring of support and compassion from this great lake community. In addition, as part of a new LTlov initiative, Project Supply Pack, 102 LTISD students coded economically disadvantaged received pre-purchased school supply packs on their desks at campus “Meet the Teacher” events. Applications for this program were made available through PODER and the Crisis Ministries. Plans are underway to expand this opportunity to help even more students through both the gift of preparedness and the gift that comes with avoiding the social stigma associated with being a child in constant need. We especially thank the Ladies of Charity, Lake Travis for the generous donation that helped launch Project Supply Pack.

LTlov would like to thank everyone who donated to this great program, in particular Austin Ridge Church and For The Children, as well as our amazing donation stations: World of Tennis and WOT Pilates, Strandz Salon, Bee Cave Family Chiropractic, Chick-Fil-A, Prosperity Bank, Elite Wellness, Kuper Sothebys, Lake Travis Community Library, Luxe Salon, Moreland Properties, Café Lago and both the Cielo and Madrone Apartments. LTlov also recognizes the hard work of the volunteers at the Lake Travis Crisis Ministry and our student and community volunteers who generously donated their time to make our sixth annual school supplies drive so successful this year.

2014 School Supply Drive

LTlov was recently named the “designated coordinating non-profit for helping families of LTISD,” and our 2014 Back to School supplies allowed us to do just that. The Lake Travis community once again showed what a great and compassionate place we live in. We collected 62 bins full of backpacks and supplies along with just over $2,700 in cash donations – a fantastic outpouring of generosity for LTISD kids whose families struggle to provide these much needed supplies. For their very generous donation of 40 full school supply sets with a backpack, haircut voucher and shoe voucher, we would like to especially thank Bee Creek United Methodist Church. Of note, for the first time this year, LTISD, through LTlov, was able to benefit from the Austin citywide ‘For The Children’ supply donation event. LTLov would like to thank the following businesses and organizations for hosting donation bins and for promoting this great cause: Elite Wellness, Strandz Salon, Sothebys, Chic-Fil-A, The Lakeway Church, Moreland Properties, Luxe Salon, Don Rucker Tire & Wheel, The World Of Tennis and W.O.T. Pilates, Prosperity Bank, Bee Cave Family Chiropractic and the Lake Travis Football Huddles & Heels event. We could not succeed without the support of our business community and, more than that, we could not succeed without each person who brought a donation. This year each and every student in the Lake Travis School District can be prepared to succeed!

Pack a Backpack!

It all added up for LTlov’s 4th annual “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive thanks to Lake Travis residents and businesses!  Each year LTlov puts out a call for help on behalf of local families who cannot afford to send their children to school with the supplies they need to succeed. Our community’s resounding “Yes!” resulted in the most successful collection, to date, for LTlov projects and programs. Thanks to you, our children will not lack the materials necessary to the learning process. Thanks to you, teachers will not need to supplement from their own paychecks. Thanks to you, it added up beyond all expectations! In addition to the amazing amount of general supplies donated, our cash donations enabled the purchase of 42 flash drives for HBMS, 40 personal headsets for LTE and 15 graphing calculators for LTHS’ library lending program. A big cheer for Kevin and Pat from Best Buy at Bee Caves for all your help with these purchases! We are especially grateful to the businesses who hosted our collection bins and promoted “PackaBackpack:” World of Tennis and WOT Pilates, Sotheby’s, Elite Wellness, Strandz Salon, American Bank, Luxe Salon, Moreland Properties, Don Rucker Tire & Wheel, Bee Cave Family Chiropractic and Art Affair. Thank you, Kathleen Hassenfratz, LTISD Health and Social Programs Coordinator, for organizing the distribution of supplies to the individual campuses. May all of our students, teachers and administrators enjoy a success-filled school year.

2012 School Supplies

LTlov wrapped up a 3rd successful school supplies drive for LTISD with a special delivery to Lake Travis Elementary School. In addition to a vast quantity of general supplies donated by our generous community, LTE received 40 personal headphones and 25 tri-fold display boards. Hudson Bend Middle School received 40 flash drives and Lake Travis High School was gifted with 5 graphing calculators for their student lending program. The “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive is a community effort to provide supplies for children K – 12 whose families struggle financially and are not able to meet these critical needs for their children. LTlov would like to especially thank American Bank, Bee Cave Family Chiropractic, Corrective Chiropractic, Don Rucker Tire & Wheel, Elite Wellness, Hillcrest Bank, Old Navy and Sotheby’s for graciously acting as donation stations for the drive. Thank you also to Kathleen Hassenfratz from LTISD for coordinating the distribution of supplies within the district.

2011 Drive for School Supplies

Lake Travis is a very generous community. The proof was once again evidenced by another extremely successful “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive benefiting LTISD. In just 3 short weeks donations far exceeded expectations and as a result, more than 300 students received supplies their families could not afford to purchase. Backpacks, pens, pencils, paper, folders, crayons, markers, glue sticks… etc. came pouring in through the doors of 6 wonderful businesses who offered to be collection sites for this project. Thank you Elite Wellness, Strandz Salon, American Bank, Hillcrest Bank, Bee Waxed Skin Care Spa and the Lakeway Spine Center for welcoming our bins and the donations of the residents of the greater Lake Travis area. Some folks chose to make cash donations to LTlov to be used toward the purchase of additional supplies. Thank you for your trust. Your generosity made it possible for LTlov to purchase 7 new graphing calculators that were presented to the Lake Travis High School Library for use in their calculator lending program. LTHS librarian, Elizabeth Stearns, was thrilled to be able to make so many additional calculators available to students who do not have access to the funds necessary for such an expensive, but necessary learning tool. 2011 “PackaBackpack” Chair, Fionnuala Stockton, summed it up by saying, “It really was incredible to see the way people responded to the needs of our children and our schools! It’s great that so many kids will have a new backpack and supplies for school this year and all through the generosity of the Lake Travis community. Thank you!”

Pack – a – Backpack 2010

Many students in LTISD enjoyed the fruits of LTlov and co-sponsor, Elite Wellness’s, very successful “PackaBackpack” School Supplies Drive. Over 175 backpacks filled with much-needed items were delivered to grateful principals and counselors, and will be given to students who need them. “The extreme generosity of the Lake Travis community is at the very heart of our success,” reported Melinda Bily, LTlov chair for the drive. Special thanks to American Bank, Emmaus Church, the Bee Cave and Lakeway/Lake Travis Rotary clubs, and Keller Williams, who all contributed time and resources that allowed us to far exceed our original goal of 100 backpacks!