“This event here is the teacher appreciation drive-through. It’s a collaborative effort between the Clay Education Foundation and the Clay Chamber Foundation,” said Makayla Buchanan, Executive Director of the Clay Education Foundation. “We have business sponsors like the Bailey Group and the Community First Credit Union who are out here, who are just here to give school supplies away to about 860 teachers today from Clay County. Why’s it important? Well, we know every single year that teachers spend over $500 on their classroom and school supplies, so we’re just trying to alleviate that burden, especially in the middle of COVID [19].”

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