Orchard Place, mental health experts for Iowa’s children, is launching their annual school supply drive to help 300 children get their educational year off to a great start. Today, many families are challenged to provide basic needs for their families, and the expense of school supplies can be a real hardship for them.
By contributing to the annual Orchard Place School Supply Drive, you can make a difference and help us create a positive educational experience for nearly 500 children who will be served by the Drive this year.
Beginning now until Friday, August 16th between 8AM-6PM, donations of school supplies can be dropped off at the Orchard Place Campus, Variety Family Services Center, 925 SW Porter Avenue. You may also donate money or gift cards that will be used to purchase items that many teachers require after the school year starts, like notebooks and gym clothes.
Items we are collecting:
**High School Backpacks
**3 Ring Binders all sizes/trappers
Pencils
Pencil bags/box
Loose Leaf Paper (both types )
Two Pocket Folders (both types)
Notebooks (All types)
Color Pencils
Glue sticks & white glue
Markers/highlighters
Pens (Black, Blue, Red)
Children’s Scissors
24 Count Crayons
Pink Erasers/pencil top erasers
Individual Pencil Sharpeners
Standard Calculators
Post it notes
Index cards
Rulers
USB Cards/Flash Drives
Low Odor Dry Erase Markers
Zip Lock Bags
Hand Sanitizer
Facial Tissues
Disinfecting Wipes
Reams of copy paper
Headphones/earbuds
Algebraic /Graphing Calculators
Thank you!
