Nature’s Bin Gives Back To Local Community Group And Lakewood City Schools

"Green" School Supplies Donated by Nature's Bin to Lakewood City Schools

Nature’s Bin, a full service natural and organic foods market located in Lakewood, Ohio recently donated six boxes of school supplies to H20 “Help to Others.” H2O is supported by the City of Lakewood's Department of Human Services, Division of Youth, and a strong partnership with the Lakewood City Schools.   

Nature’s Bin donated remaining stock of “green” school supplies from its back-to-school inventory including notebooks, notebook paper, graph paper, folders, index cards and journals made from recycled paper and sugar cane plants.  

“We are pleased to give back to the local community,” stated Mary Johnson, assistant executive director at Nature’s Bin. “School supplies are a necessity for education and can sometimes be a financial burden to families. We hope this donation provides assistance to those students in need.” 

As a partner in the local community, Nature’s Bin felt students at Lakewood High School could benefit from the school supplies as they begin the second semester of the school year.

 “The donation is a wonderful boost to our efforts to provide necessary supplies to Lakewood School students,” stated Emmie Hutchison, coordinator at H20. “Our organization collects supplies every year during the summer and we are so pleased to replenish the donations mid-year.”

 To learn more about Nature’s Bin visit www.naturesbin.com. To learn more about H20 visit http://onelakewood.com/humanservices/youth/h2o/ .

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About Nature’s Bin

Nature’s Bin, a full service natural and organic foods market located in Lakewood, Ohio, is operated by the nonprofit, Cornucopia, Inc. This natural foods market serves as a training site for a unique and successful program that provides vocational training leading to employment for people with disabilities. Programs hosted at Nature’s Bin serve people with a wide range of severe disabilities including developmental disabilities, autism, mental illness, visual, speech and hearing impairments, and injuries resulting from accident or illness. What distinguishes the programs at Nature’s Bin from other training facilities is the real-work learning environment. Trainees work side-by-side with staff members in all aspects of retail service, facing the challenges and rewards of competitive employment in a caring, supportive atmosphere. Cornucopia/Nature’s Bin has been serving people with disabilities for over 35 years.