The Show Me Campaign Comes to the Show Me State

Partnership aims to assist the 90,000 St. Louis children who go to school without basic school supplies

ST. LOUIS — There are more than 90,000 children in St. Louis who cannot afford basic school supplies. Fair Saint Louis, in partnership with John Legend’s Show Me Campaign, KMOV News 4, and Schnucks will host a school supply drive on both days of Fair Saint Louis (July 3 and July 4) and throughout the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts (July 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24). DonaSons of school supplies will be collected at Fair Saint Louis and Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts to support KidSmart, Missouri’s only Free EducaSonal Supply Store that supplies 45,000 local kids in need with $4 million worth of free school supplies throughout each school year.

John Legend, a strong advocate for the need for educaSon reform and providing all American kids with a quality educaSon, founded the Show Me Campaign which promotes using educaSon to break the cycle of poverty. The six-Sme Grammy Award winner will headline the Budweiser Main Stage at Fair Saint Louis on Saturday, July 3 at 8 p.m. and his visit to St. Louis is about more than performing, it’s a unique opportunity to reach out and educate the community while also asking the community to unite in this cause and help in their own backyards.

In addition to performing in St. Louis, John Legend will bring his Show Me Campaign to St. Louis. There are more than 90,000 children in St. Louis who cannot afford basic school supplies. Fair Saint Louis, in partnership with John Legend’s Show Me Campaign Foundation, KMOV News 4, and Schnucks will host a school supply drive on both days of the Fair and throughout the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts. Donations of school supplies will be collected at the fair to support KidSmart, Missouri’s only Free Educational Supply Store that supplies 45,000 local kids in need with $4 million worth of free school supplies throughout each school year.

How can you help?

Head to your local Schnucks store and pick up a school supply -- pens, pencils, paper, notebooks, crayons, etc...
When you enter the main entrance of Fair Saint Louis, near the KMOV News 4 studios, at Memorial and Market, look for the giant Schnucks grocery cart and deposit your school supplies in the marked receptacles to help “fill the cart.” (After Fair Saint Louis and throughout the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts, school supplies may be dropped off in bins located in the lobby of KMOV - One Memorial Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63102 - Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
All school supplies will be donated to KidSmart, which provides free school supplies for St. Louis children in need so they are fully equipped to learn and succeed.

Through the work KidSmart performs, they know that supplies are necessary for learning and also for creating high self-esteem and motivation. By giving St. Louis children the tools they desperately need for school, KidSmart puts them on track for success and helps shape a bright future for the next generation. Since opening in 2002, KidSmart has distributed $15 million dollars worth of free school supplies to tens of thousands of local children who live in poverty. Teachers shop for free each month for St. Louis children in need to equip all of students in need with basic school supplies and enriching educational resources.

Together we can make a difference. It’s as simple as donating a single notebook or a pack of pencils.”