WDTL Helps Foster Youth
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Treehouse helps 7,000 youth in foster care through programs that help them succeed in school, fulfill key material needs, and provide important childhood experiences every child deserves.
In this year’s back to school drive, WDTL added a competitive incentive by offering a pizza party to the firm or person who donated the most backpacks. WDTL members collectively donated three carloads of school supplies (consisting of crayons, pens, glue sticks, folders, notebooks, loose-leaf paper, pens, calculators, etc.) and a total of 272 backpacks. Through WDTL’s donations, foster youth not only went back to school in style this fall with cool new backpacks, but they were also provided the necessary tools to be successful in the classroom.
Congratulations to Forsberg & Umlauf for donating the most backpacks and thank you Physician Direct Services for providing the pizza party. Bravo to Carrie Cook, a legal assistant at Betts, Patterson Mines, for donating the most backpacks as an individual. “Best in Show” goes to ExamWorks

Finally, an honorary mention goes to Heather who is not a lawyer and has no affiliation with WDTL. Heather donated a large bag of school supplies that included several calculators and two backpacks. When asked how Heather even knew about WDTL’s back to school drive, Heather simply responded that she wanted to help contribute to the success and future of foster youth. In speaking further with Heather, she shared that she comes from somewhat limited means, but supporting the back to school drive for Treehouse was important. Heather’s kindness and giving spirit epitomize what the back to school drive is all about. So, hats off to Heather and her desire to help foster youth and all the WDTL members who supported this year’s back to school drive for Treehouse.