Opportunities for Kindness
Recently Filled Needs
student needs
For a male Student:
Fruit of the Loom Boxers - XL White
Ankle Socks (10-13)
Sneakers (Under Armour is preference but anything is great) - Size 13
Wide Slides - 13
Black Plain T- Shirts - 2X
White Plain T-Shirts - 2X
Sweatpants/Joggers (Gray, Black, or White) - 2X
Cargo Pants - 2X or 42/32
(Black)Hoodies - 2X (preferences - Reebok, Under Armour, Big Walnut Apparel)
Dri Fit long Sleeve 2X
For Female Students:
Black leggings- S (several pairs needed)
Black leggings- M (several pairs needed)
Male student in need of shoes and pants
Male student needs tennis shoes (5.5-6) and pants M(10).
BW Family lost everything in house fire- items needed
Family of 4 is staying with a friend and have limited items with them as they start over to rebuild what they lost. Any assistance is appreciated! Listings are separate to track donations easier.
New or gently used
Mom:
Pants Size: 15/17
Shirt: XL / XXL
Family lost everything in house fire- items needed
Family of 4 is staying with a friend and have limited items with them as they start over to rebuild what they lost. Any assistance is appreciated! Listings are separate to track donations easier.
8 month old boy
12 month clothing(no coat needed)
Baby Items - family currently has a pack n play and diaper bag
BW Family lost everything in house fire- items needed
Family of 4 is staying with a friend and have limited items with them as they start over to rebuild what they lost. Any assistance is appreciated! Listings are separate to track donations easier.
Little Boy; Age 6
Pants: 6/7
Shirt Size 7
coat/shoes/socks are taken care of
BW Family lost everything in house fire- items needed
Family of 4 is staying with a friend and have limited items with them as they start over to rebuild what they lost. Any assistance is appreciated! Listings are separate to track donations easier.
Little Boy; Age 7
Shoe Size: 13
Pants Size 7/8
Shirt Size 8
About Big Walnut
Megan Truax - Area Director
Megan has been a Sunbury resident for the last 20 years. She and her husband Ron have 3 daughters, 2 of which are Big Walnut graduates and 1 is in her senior year at Big Walnut. Since her completion of her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Otterbein College, Megan has a been a Registered Nurse since 1995. She received her school nurse licensure from Ashland University in 2014. Megan has been the District Nurse for Big Walnut Local Schools since 2010. She has held several board positions on her children’s elementary PTO’s, has been active volunteer in the BW Athletics Booster Club and is sits on the board of her community HOA. Her position in the school district provides a unique opportunity for her to serve the the Big Walnut community.
Julie Brown - Area Director
Julie has been a proud Sunbury resident since 2016. She and her husband, Mike Adams, have 3 children who are all currently in the Big Walnut school system, at Prairie Run Elementary, the middle school, and the high school. Her husband has also been an educator in the district and middle school/high school basketball and football coach since 2002. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences from The Ohio State University in 2001 and received her Master in Education, also from OSU in 2002. She went on to teach 4th and 5th grades in the New Albany Plain Local Schools for 13 years. She now works from home leading her health and wellness team from all across the country, and has been involved with fundraising and her children’s PTOs since 2014. She is a founding member of Sunbury’s Chapter FM of PEO and is actively involved in community events, along with Big Walnut travel, school, and rec sports with all three children, and her husband. Her extensive teaching background, leadership strengths, and community involvement lends itself to serving the Big Walnut community to the best of her abilities.
Our Steering Committee:
Angie Holmes- community member
Jeanne Collett- HS counselor
Tara Shelby- BW employee/PTO member
Liana Lee- community member, former BOE member
Judy Sharp Kosmatka- Side by Side
Jessica Forman- State Farm Insurance
Cindy Erndt- Sunbury Chiropractic/ Civic Association
Amy Marshall- Bountiful Backpacks
Jerry Funston- Area Pastors Team
Molly Fortune- School Counselor
Megan Truax - Area Director
Julie Adams - Area Director