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School Supply Drive for 500 Kids
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Start Packing! Backpack & School Supply Drive
Local businesses, churches, professional groups, and retirement homes are encouraged to invite their employees, members, and residents to purchase school supplies for children in need. The drive will take place August 11 - 15.
Who will receive these supplies?
More than 500 children currently living in residential care, foster homes, shelter care, or whose families are simply in need of assistance will receive a new backpack filled with school supplies. All children receive services from D.A. Blodgett - St. John’s.
Why school supplies?
The first day of school can be stressful. Many children living in shelter care or in foster homes due to their parents’ abuse or neglect, have few possessions to call their own. Families living in poverty and those with a disabled child appreciate help getting children ready for school. A brand new, fully-stocked backpack helps any child feel more comfortable and confident on their first day of school.
What Items Do We Need?
• Spiral Notebooks
• Loose Leaf Paper: 3 Hole Punched or Wide & College Ruled
• 2 - Pocket Folders
• 1 Inch 3 Ring Binders
• Pencil Boxes/Pencil Bags
• Pencils – Colored and Black
• Pens – Red, Blue, Black
• Round Edged Scissors
• Highlighters
• Rulers - 6” and 12”
• Erasers
• Glue Sticks
• Crayons
• Colored Markers
• Graphing Calculators
• Back Packs for children ages 3 to 18 years old
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