A banner from a Cram the Cruiser event in 2022. Photo provide | FOP Lodge 44

Local police and fire unions are hosting a Cram the Cruiser and Truck school supply drive this Friday, Aug. 9 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. outside of the Kroger Marketplace on Declaration Drive in Independence.

Donations will benefit Kenton County District schools in Independence and southern Kenton County.

Schools are looking for the following supplies:

  • scissors
  • crayons
  • #2 pencils
  • washable markers
  • notebooks
  • loose leaf paper
  • paper towels
  • erasers
  • pencil boxes
  • blue, black and red pens
  • 3-ring binders
  • folders
  • backpacks
  • hand sanitizer
  • highlighters
  • glue sticks
  • dry-erase markers
  • dividers
  • 3”x5” index cards
  • tissue boxes

The event is a joint venture between The Kenton County Police Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44 and Independence Professional Firefighters 3945.

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