Local firefighters partner with nonprofit to help Pflugerville students

The gist

Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 is working with local nonprofit Backpack Friends and Pflugerville ISD to collect school supplies and backpacks for students in advance of the start of the 2023-24 school year Aug. 15.

Drilling down

A release from ESD 2 states representatives are accepting donations at all five of its fire stations through July 24. The donated supplies will be distributed Aug. 1 at the 2023 Back to School Pfair, the release states.

Suggested donations include:

• Backpacks for all ages
• Markers and crayons
• Construction paper
• Spiral notebooks
• Pencils and erasers
• Scissors

Lend a hand

Donations can be made at the following locations in Pflugerville and Austin:

• Station No. 1: 203 E. Pecan St., Pflugerville
• Station No. 2: 15300 Bratton Lane, Austin
• Station No. 3: 2301 Kelly Lane, Pflugerville
• Station No. 4: 911 Pflugerville Parkway, Pflugerville
• Station No. 5: 1541 Pflugerville Loop, Pflugerville