Tools for School

From left, Beth Desch, Wendy Wilkinson, Talayia Mays, Alisha Woods-Ross, Paula Kamp, Mike McGivern, April Gebhard, Heather Yocum.

Blogger's Note: The latest from John Armato, director of community relations for the Pottstown School District.

Recently, the employees of Pottstown Community Health and Dental Care provided Barth Elementary students with the “tools for school.”

Representatives of the center distributed the packets which included folders, crayons, pencils, rulers, notebooks, and erasers to a representative group of students who they met in the school library.

Barth Principal Ryan Oxenford said, “it is rewarding to see all the happy faces on our students as they accept the supplies which they will be able to use both in the classroom and at home. Their academic success is dependent upon having all of the ‘tools for school’.”

Beth Desch, from Pottstown Community Health and
Dental Care, meets 

with some Barth Elementary students.

Beth Desch, a representative from Pottstown Community Health and Dental Care, said, “we are very happy to be able to provide these supplies to our youngest citizens and hope that it helps prepare them for the future.” 

The donation of supplies was part of the National Health Center Week Celebration.

CHDC is a non-profit, federally qualified health center which provides medical and dental services for all ages. 

They accept most insurances including Medicare and Medicaid. 

The center is located at 11 Robinson St., across Shoemaker Road from Wal-Mart and has convenient hours including night and weekends; call 610-327-7405 for dental appointments and 610-326-9460 for medical appointments.