Backpack Pencils Spirals School Supplies Education
Summit County Children Services is seeking the community’s assistance to ensure that children in need who are receiving agency services will begin the school year prepared with brand new school supplies to help them succeed in the classroom.
Each year, the agency are gives backpacks filled with school supplies to children it serves. Due to budget constraints, the agency depends on the generosity of the community’s organizations and individual donors in order to provide these school supplies.
A donation of $30 will purchase a backpack and school supplies for elementary school children. A $35 donation will provide a backpack and school supplies for middle school students. And, a donation of $40 will provide essentials for a high school student – including a scientific calculator. Monetary donations may be made online through PayPal at summitkids.org (click on Donor/Volunteer Opportunities and use the “Donate Now” button).
Individuals may also mail a donation to the agency, 264 S. Arlington St., Akron, 44306 — in care of the Community Relations Department. Checks should be made payable to Summit County Children Services.
For those who prefer to shop for school supplies and donate the items, a list of the essential supplies needed is also available on the agency’s website by clicking here (you can also view the list below). Please note: It is requested that all donations be delivered to the agency between Monday, July 24 and Friday, Aug. 4 so that volunteers may pack them into backpacks on Saturday, Aug. 5.
For info, contact Summit County Children Services Community Relations Supervisor Sandy DeLuca at (330) 379-1994 or at [email protected]
Here are the supplies needed:
(Younger students)
Large/block erasers
Loose leaf, wide ruled notebook paper
Plastic school boxes
Washable markers (non toxic)
Zippered pencil pouches
2-pocket folders
#2 pencils w/erasers
Antibacterial hand sanitizer
Black or blue pens
Boxes of tissues
Glue sticks (non toxic)
Hand-held pencil sharpeners
Crayons (24-packs)
Lunch boxes or bags
New backpacks
Safety scissors
(Older students)
Blue/black/red pens
Colored pencils or markers
Highlighters
Loose-leaf, college-ruled notebook paper
Scientific calculators
Zippered pencil pouches
2-pocket folders
#2 pencils with erasers
Antibacterial hand sanitizer
2-inch 3-ring binders
Binder subject dividers
Boxes of tissues
Index cards (3”x5”)
New backpacks
Rulers
Spiral notebooks
Pencil erasers
