Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:57 am

FirstBank’s Mindy Gunter joins United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ Faye Northcutt-Knox's efford to collect items for literacy kits through July 26th.

Items needed to complete the literacy kids include: Fiskar scissors, wide-ruled notebook paper, craft paper or handwritings paper, spiral-bound notebooks with wide ruled notebook paper, crayons (24-count Crayola), No. 2 pencils, Crayola markers, stickers, Elmer's glue sticks, Playdough, and new or gently used books (appropriate for children 3rd grade or younger).

FirstBank is a strong promoter for education and we are proud to help our community out in this effort. We invite everyone to come by and drop off your items or make a monetary donation. Contact Faye Northcutt-Knox at the Cannon County United Way office 904-4117 or FirstBank 563-2226 for more information.