Local Businesses and Community "Pack the Bus" for Local Students

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

August 1, 2024

For more information, please contact:

Jerry Ledet, 985-851-3341

Local Businesses and Community “Pack the Bus” for Local Students

Houma, LA – Synergy Bank and H.O.P.E. Ministry of Pointe Coupee hosted their first annual school supply drive benefiting Pointe Coupee Parish children in need. With the help of the community, hundreds of school supply items were collected for distribution through the school district.

 “Synergy Bank is honored to work with other community-minded businesses and H.O.P.E. Ministry to help local families in need,” Jerry Ledet, Synergy Bank President and CEO, said. “The school supplies donated are used throughout the year to give students resources needed to thrive in school.”

Throughout the month of July, community members and businesses collected school supplies for the drive. On July 31, Synergy Bank and H.O.P.E. Ministry representatives traveled by school bus to each drop-off location to “pack the bus” with the donated supplies. Supplies were then sorted, divided equally, and delivered to Pointe Coupee Parish School District. 

Collected supplies included notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, highlighters, markers, crayons, backpacks, glue sticks, erasers, folders, binders, and much more. 

“As a retired educator, I realize the importance of students having the necessary school supplies to succeed in their classrooms,” Cindy O’Meara, H.O.P.E. Ministry of Pointe Coupee Advisory Board Member and Volunteer, said. “I am so thankful for the support of Synergy Bank and our community in making our first Pack the Bus event such a huge success!”

We thank the many local businesses that participated and assisted with the Pack the Bus School Supply Drive, including: A&W Equipment, Arbor Health, The B Hive: A Merle Norman Studio, Bellelo’s Furniture & Appliance, Blanchard’s Pharmacy, City of New Roads, D&D White’s Fitness, Estella Boutique, Fontaine, Keys Graphics, New Roads Antique Mall, New Roads Motor Company, Our Lady of the Lake Physicians’ Offices, Parish Home and Farm, Pelican Waste, Pointe Coupee Banner, Pointe Coupee Parish Library, Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office Civil Division, Pointe Coupee Pharmacy, The Pointe Mercantile, Signature Salons, Sunshine Quality Solutions, Synergy Bank, and Tractor Supply. 

“We are grateful to our local businesses and community for coming together to benefit local schools and families,” Stephen David, Synergy Bank Capital Region Market President, said. “Synergy Bank looks forward to growing Pack the Bus School Supply Drive for years to come.”

Families in need of school supplies should contact Tabitha Ransom or Kristin Ramsey at 225-638-8674.