Jay area schools receive back-to-school supplies

A Totes for Teachers event, for local teachers and school staff to stop by and pick up back-to-school supplies, was held Aug. 25 at OTIS Federal Credit Union in Jay. From left are Jasmine Jackman, loan officer, OTIS FCU; Amanda Ready, fourth grade teacher, Spruce Mountain Elementary School; Ashley Greenleaf, fourth grade teacher, SMES; Tammy Deering, fourth grade teacher, SMES; Crystal Small, special education teacher, SMES; Josie Metivier, member specialist/loan processor, OTIS FCU; and Kimberly Couture, director of Marketing & Communications, OTIS FCU. Submitted photo

JAY — A Totes for Teachers event, for local teachers and school staff to stop by and pick up back-to-school supplies, was held Aug. 25 and hosted by OTIS Federal Credit Union.

Following the event, remaining items were donated to two schools within Regional School Unit 73. OTIS FCU employees Josie Metivier, Jasmine Jackman and Kimberly Couture visited Spruce Mountain Primary School and Spruce Mountain Elementary School with OTIS FCU’s back-to-school donation, according to a news release from the credit union.

“One of the guiding principles of credit unions is a ‘concern for community.’ OTIS FCU has always been extremely involved in the local community, from donating to area food pantries through the Campaign for Ending Hunger to being a Corporate Champion sponsor of the local United Way,” said Couture, OTIS FCU’s director of marketing and communications. “We are always looking for ways to give back, and the start of a new school year is a perfect time to show our local educators how much they are appreciated.”