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August 1 thru Aug 27, 2012!
Purpose …
Provide basic school supplies for children whose families cannot afford to buy them. (Families are screened and referred to the food bank by the school principals or home liaisons.)
Thank you to all those who helped with the 2011 drive …
Volunteers collected donations from shoppers at local United Supermarkets
Helped sort, package, and distribute supplies at the Food Bank
Supplies donated included the following …
No. 2 Pencils
Crayons (8, 16, or 24 count)
Scissors
Boxes of Kleenex
Markers
Sharpies
Blue Pens
Black Pens
Map Color Pencils
Elementary School Tablet
Wide Rule Paper
(no college rule, please)
Folders
Rulers
Highlighters
Spiral Notebooks
Notebook Binders
How families can get school supplies for their children...
Vouchers for school supplies can be obtained from your child's school and redeemed at the South Plains Food Bank on Friday, August 17 thru Friday, Aug 24. Distribution times are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Call Trine at the South Plains Food Bank at 763-3003 or email her at tjackson@spfb.org for more information.
In the fall of 2008, 3,980 children, grades kindergarten through senior high school, received the supplies they needed to start school. Since 1991, the food bank has helped prepare over 30,000 children for the first days of school.
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South Plains Food Bank meets the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability. 