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Special to the Journal

In the version of this story printed in the Jessamine Journal this week, the article’s headline had a typo. Donations for this year’s underwear drive that will benefit Jessamine County Schools should be dropped off at Jessamine County Public Schools

 

It’s time, once again, to Drop Your Drawers at the Jessamine County Public Library. This year’s underwear drive, benefiting Jessamine County Schools, runs from November 1 through December 30. Championed by the popular and distinctive Captain Underpants (by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey), the Drop Your Drawers campaign collects donations of new underpants for children.

 

When caregivers aren’t able to bring fresh underwear to their children at school, children can miss out on valuable learning time. Donations to JCPL’s Drop Your Drawers drive help to replenish emergency supplies at Family Resource Centers throughout Jessamine County Schools. The end result? Comfortable, confident kids in our school classrooms. 

 

JCPL has participated in this Kentucky-wide initiative since 2016 when over 660 individual pairs of underwear were donated and given to Family Resource Centers. This year, the library’s goal is to donate 1,500 pairs of underwear. 

 

The library will be accepting donations at the JCPL Customer Service Desk inside the main library in Nicholasville. Donations should be new and in original packaging. Preferred sizes are 4 through 16 for both boys and girls. Each package of donated underwear earns the donor a drawing entry for a $50 Visa gift card. Donors can also receive an “I dropped my drawers at the library!” sticker while supplies last. 

 

About the Jessamine County Public Library

 

The Jessamine County Public Library’s mission is to enrich the community with ideas, information, and cultural opportunities. JCPL is located at 600 South Main Street in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Call JCPL at (859) 885-3523 or visit www.jesspublib.org for more information.