Operation Backpack
We are working with United Sisters of Color, a human service organization dedicated to serving our community, to supply 400 under served Boston students with supplies and backpacks for the year and we need your help! This Saturday there will be 3 events to raise funds and in-kind donations for Operation Backpack, an effort to supply under served students with school supplies for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. Public Donation Day: We will be accepting monetary and donations of supplies from 2-4 PM this Saturday at Holland Community Center 85 Onley Street, Dorchester MA. For those who want to look good and feel good too, FITT body Bootcamp is holding a Bootcamp for Backpacks fitness / training event. Get healthy and give back. 9:30-10:30 AM. There will also be a “Cash Mob” at Dollar Ave from 2-6 to buy supplies to donate. Dollar Ave – 646 Blue Hill Ave Dorchester. Not sure what to donate? 3-ring binder 1, 3 or 5 Subject Notebook ***BACKPACKS BACKPACKS BACKPACKS*** Circular protractor Colored pencils Colored pens Compass Crayons Eraser Flash-Drive Folder Foreign Language Dictionary Glue stick Graph paper Hand sanitizer Highlighters Index cards Markers Organizer/planner Paper clips Pens/pencils Pencil sharpener Pocket dictionary Pocket folders Poster paper Ruler marked with in and cm Scientific calculator with fraction key Scissors Spiral notebook Stapler Thesaurus Tissues These school supplies are for students in ALL GRADES (1-12). Please keep that in mind when purchasing so that we can have a range of age appropriate items. Help us reach our goal of 400 backpacks to send 400 students to school with the proper tools and equipment to succeed! If If you would like to make a monetary donation, we are accepting donations through Paypal. The email address is: achilds@unstoppableassistants.com or make your donation online thru Scope.
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