DONATE NOW! WISN 12 and The Salvation Army are partnering again on the ‘Class Act School Supply Drive.’ The annual campaign will put necessary school supplies in the hands of thousands of students in Milwaukee and Waukesha County schools. Click here to donate onlineOr donate by texting WISN to 24365.The "Class Act School Supply Drive" phone bank will be open and accepting donations on Aug. 15 from 6 a.m.-9 a.m., and 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Watch WISN 12 to give to our phone bank.“Students need these supplies to be successful in school, but unfortunately more than 75% of Milwaukee Public School students are economically disadvantaged,” says Jan Wade, president and general manager of WISN 12. “That makes it much more difficult for them to go to school ready to learn.”Contributions made to the ‘Class Act School Supply Drive’ help fill backpacks full of the basic tools that students need for the school year including pens, pencils, crayons, markers, highlighters, glue sticks, erasers, and more. A $25 donation equates to one backpack full of supplies, while a $500 donation can provide backpacks for an entire classroom.“This is a chance to truly make a difference in the lives of area students who could really use our help,” adds Wade. “We’ve been incredibly impressed and grateful for the kindness of our community over the past 10 years. And we are hopeful that our generous viewers will come together once more and donate to this important fundraising campaign.”Since launching the ‘Class Act School Supply Drive’ campaign a decade ago, more than $510,000 has been raised to fill over 31,000 backpacks. In 2022, generous viewers donated more than $51,000 online, on-air during the phone bank, or via text messaging.