Blast Back to School Supply Donation Program

Blast Back to School Supply Donation Program Blast Back To School aims to relieve the burden of back to school expenses for local families in Story County.

Mission Statement: Story County Blast Back to School Fair aims to relieve the burden of back to school expenses for local families of K – 12 students in a festive and engaging environment that fosters community relationships. Story County Blast Back to School Fair, presented by Storey-Kenworthy is an engaging, energetic event for Story County children entering grades Kindergarten through 12. Each

child will receive basic school supplies and backpacks while supplies last, to help them start their school year. Our goal is to build relationships and make connections. It takes about $100 worth of supplies for each child, so we are encouraging donations, so children can be equipped with school necessities. This event is a community effort coordinated by committee members from the Boys and Girls Club of Story County, United Way, Volunteer Center of Story County, Ames Community School District, Gilbert Community School District, Nevada School District, Ballard Community School Distict, Colo-Nesco Community School District, Ballard Food Pantry, Cornerstone Church, Lutheran Church of Hope, Ames Public Library, Storey-Kenworthy and community volunteers. To donate supplies or monetary contributions, click on our website.

08/12/2025

Ever wonder what it looks like before you pack over 1700 backpacks? Take a look! A HUGE thank you to our volunteers who and planning committee for helping children and families in Story County by packing today ❤️

Prep and packing day is here!
08/11/2025

Prep and packing day is here!

In advance of our distribution event on Tuesday August 12, we are still in need of a few items- composition notebooks, p...
08/07/2025

In advance of our distribution event on Tuesday August 12, we are still in need of a few items- composition notebooks, pink erasers, and highlighters. Can you help? We have donation boxes at the Ames and Nevada Public libraries and can potentially work to pick up donations also. A HUGE thank you to all of those individuals and businesses who have helped us so far!

A huge thank you to our friends at Sigler Companies for donating 340 boxes of markers to us for our backpack giveaway ev...
08/07/2025

A huge thank you to our friends at Sigler Companies for donating 340 boxes of markers to us for our backpack giveaway event next week. We are so thankful for these as we assist families in our community in having supplies for their children to start school set up for success ❤

Thank you United Way of Story County and their Golf Fore Kids grant program for awarding us a grant for this year to ass...
08/06/2025

Thank you United Way of Story County and their Golf Fore Kids grant program for awarding us a grant for this year to assist in our mission in providing Story County children with a backpack full of school supplies to start the school year. We truly appreciate your partnership ❤

08/05/2025

📚🎒 LAST CALL: Blast Back to School Registration!
Don’t miss out! The deadline to register for Blast Back to School and receive free school supplies is Monday, August 5 by 10 PM.
⏰ No late registrations will be accepted, so be sure to sign up now!
👉 https://registration.blastbacktoschool.org/
Start the year prepared and ready to succeed!

Don't forget about National Night Out TONIGHT at Ames Middle School. Free school shoes, Kona Ice and more. You will also...
08/05/2025

Don't forget about National Night Out TONIGHT at Ames Middle School. Free school shoes, Kona Ice and more. You will also be able to sign up for our backpack/school supply distribution event if you have not already. Registration for our event next week ends at 10pm tonight!

Story County families if you have not already, please make sure you register for our distribution events on Tuesday Augu...
08/04/2025

Story County families if you have not already, please make sure you register for our distribution events on Tuesday August 12th. Registration ends TOMORROW EVENING! We cannot wait to see you and share backpacks full of the supplies your child/ren need to start the school year off on a positive note. Visit our website for more information and to register. Click here to sign up 🥰

Thank you to the DSM Hack-a-thon and the volunteers for creating a new registration form for us! This new form will allow parents to register all of their children on one form submission. We hope this will make the process faster and easier for the families we serve. This registration is for Story C...

Thank you Iowa State Athletics for your donation of over 900 school supplies for Story County families! We appreciate yo...
08/04/2025

Thank you Iowa State Athletics for your donation of over 900 school supplies for Story County families! We appreciate your dedication to ensuring children in our community have the supplies they need to start the school year off successfully ❤️

Blast Back to School (BBTS) events have been helping Story County families since 2015. We collect supplies and backpacks...
07/27/2025

Blast Back to School (BBTS) events have been helping Story County families since 2015. We collect supplies and backpacks throughout the year to distribute FREE to families every August. Check out the video on our website to learn more about who we are, what we do and our why! While you are there, click on the Registration link at the top of our home page to register for our distribution event on Tuesday August 12 if you are a Story County family in need of school supplies for the upcoming year. https://www.blastbacktoschool.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLs0LRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHk0mBrizyVMF4hZ50qYMrSFzsgJnUKe6CXkOw15zHSS0ZwYXv9b2vAlu_2mR_aem_P2kvmO3akwJt5_cIOcr1Vw

What is Blast Back to School?     For our 11th Annual Story County School Supply Drive, our goal is to collect enough supplies to help more than 1,700 students in Story Count school districts! We will partner again with the National Night Out/ Hope in Christ Back 2 School Celebration to supply bac...

St. Patrick's Church in Nevada, THANK YOU for your generous donation of supplies for our backpacks! Efforts like this su...
07/26/2025

St. Patrick's Church in Nevada, THANK YOU for your generous donation of supplies for our backpacks! Efforts like this support our mission to provide children in our community a backpack full of school supplies to start their year off on a positive note. We appreciate your donation and partnership ❤

Thank you to Chevron Renewable Energy Group for their $3,000 donation to support children and families in Story County w...
07/25/2025

Thank you to Chevron Renewable Energy Group for their $3,000 donation to support children and families in Story County with a backpack full of the supplies they need to start the school year on a positive note. We appreciate your generosity and support! Story County families there is still time to register your child/ren for our events on August 12th! Click here to sign up by 10pm on August 5th https://www.blastbacktoschool.org/registration

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C/o United Way Of Story County, 315 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA
50010

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