SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 11: Levi Strauss & Co. and 49er employees stuffed 1,500 backpacks for schools in the Bay Area with Yoobi school supplies on September 11, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images for Levi's)
92% of classrooms have students whose families cannot afford school supplies.
Teachers are filling the gap out of their own pockets, spending an average of $480 a year of their own money.
As our neighbors and friends, we are asking you to help us give back to our educators at our local schools.
The 2019 Teacher Supply Drive kicks off on July 22 and runs through August 3.
Items that we are collecting for teachers include:
- Paper
- Clorox Wipes
- Lysol Spray
- Highlighters
- Expo White Board Markers
- Mr. Clean Magic Erasers
- Kleenex
- Staplers, staples, and destaplers
- Glue
- Scissors
- Paper clips
- Pencils
- Sticky Notes
- Tape
- Storage Containers
- Binder Clips
- Sharpies
- Crayons, Colored Pencils, and Markers
- Rubber Bands
- Hand Sanitizer
Official drop off locations are:
Cudos2u – 400 Town Park Blvd, Evans, GA 30809
Kia of Evans – 4580 Washington Rd, Evans, GA 30809