Dosher to Host Drive-Through School Supply Donation Event August 6th.

Dosher to Host Drive-Through School Supply Donation Event August 6th

Release date: June 16, 2026

Donations are for the benefit of students served by Communities In Schools of Brunswick County Dosher Memorial Hospital’s annual “Operation School Supplies” school supply donation event is scheduled for Thursday, August 6th, between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. Local residents are invited to drop off new school supplies at the hospital front entrance, which will be donated for the benefit of students served by Communities In Schools of Brunswick County. Participants will be able to “drive through and drop off” donations without having to leave their cars.

This event will be held in conjunction with the Communities In Schools annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive which takes place each August, where collection boxes can be found at their thrift shops and local businesses. Dosher looks forward to hosting an alternative location for this event, with the convenience of a drive through arrangement. The school supplies collected enable every student to be prepared for the school year by having the tools they need to succeed.

Needed supplies include the following:

• Headphones or ear buds
• Crayons
• Backpacks
• Colored Pencils
• Glue Sticks
• Dry Erase Markers
• #2 Pencils (not mechanical) and erasers
• Pencil pouch for binder or supply box
• Two-inch 3 ring binders
• Composition books wide ruled
• Spiral notebooks and dividers for 2-inch binders
• Three-inch 3 ring binders
• Spiral notebooks and dividers for 3-inch binders
• Blue or black ink pen

Call Dosher Community Relations with any questions about this event at 910-457-390.

About Dosher:

Dosher Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital in Southport, operates a network of medical and surgical services in their local area. Dosher is an independently owned township hospital, with 420 employees, 100 medical staff members and 150 volunteers. Dosher runs five primary care clinics, a walk-in clinic, a general surgery practice, and a women’s health clinic, in addition to a nationally recognized Wound Care Center, cardiac rehabilitation, and a full spectrum of therapy services, including physical, occupational, and speech. Dosher’s hospital services include a 24-hour Emergency Department and a 25-bed inpatient care unit.
Dosher offers a comprehensive orthopedics and joint replacement program, utilizing robotic technology for many of their procedures. For more detailed information on service lines, visit Dosher.org.

About Communities in Schools

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County has been serving local students and families for the past thirty-one years, in partnership with Brunswick County Schools and other community partners. Its primary focus is dropout prevention. The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. The organization provides the Action for Success Dropout Prevention Programand the RESTORE juvenile court diversion program. The core program, Action for Success, places Success Coaches in local high-need schools to work during the school day with students identified as at-risk for not being promoted to the next grade at the end of the school year or dropping out of school. Services are provided through individualized Student Support Plans that include academic tutoring, social-emotional learning, mentoring, behavioral interventions, school attendance interventions, and basic needs (clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, winter coats). The program serves over 500 students annually.