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Bank collects school supplies
By Winona Whitaker, Hometown Current
Aug. 8, 2025 1:56 pm, Updated: Aug. 10, 2025 11:40 am
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MARENGO — Keystone Savings Bank is collecting school supplies for school districts near each branch office.
The bank has been collecting school supplies every August for many years, said Kristin Hansen, branch manager at the Marengo’s Keystone Savings Bank.
The bank will deliver half the donated supplies to the junior high and high school building and the other half to the elementary school, Hansen said.
“We ask the school for a list of items,” Hansen said, so people know what to donate.
The Victor branch is collecting school supplies for HLV, and the Keystone branch is collecting for Benton Community School District.
Residents should drop off the following items at these banks before Aug. 20.
Marengo
Kleenex, disinfectant wipes, headphones with cords, white out tape, sticky magnets or magnetic hooks, plastic zipper pouches, Velcro dots, cardstock and poster board.
Victor
Sticky notes, storage container, stickers, plastic spoons, binders, binder dividers, small timers, Velcro, Ziploc bags, stikki clips, clipboards, pencils, eraser tops, earbuds or headphones, folders, dry erase markers, colored pens.
Keystone
Large command hooks, Sharpie S gel pens, hot glue sticks, water bottles, Play Doh, Scotch tape, headphones, Ticonderoga pencils, Black EXPO dry erase markers, Clorox wipes.