Troopers with State Police Troop M, Fogelsville, have hosted their first Pack The Patrol Car – School Supply Drive.

The collection, for students in Northwestern Lehigh and East Penn school districts, was led by Trooper Zena Knock, alternate community services officer.

“We know there are numerous families in our area who struggle to purchase the necessary school supplies needed for their children every year,” Knock said. “The goal behind our supply drive is to ease the burden of those families, and to build a better relationship with the communities we serve.

Thousands of dollars in donated school supplies were collected and distributed to students.