Back To School Supply Drive at Coastal Branch Library - Through August 2011

[Teresa]

During these economic times more and more families are struggling at the beginning of the school year. Here is one way you can help! A Back to School Supply Drive will be held for the whole month of August at the Coastal Library in South Walton, Hwy. 331 South.

Don’t forget the weekend of August 12th is a tax free holiday for school clothes and supplies. Items can be dropped off during library hours from 9:00 am to 5 pm. Tuesday – Friday and Mondays 9:00am to 8:00 pm. These items will be distributed to children in need at local schools. Items listed below are an example of things needed for the new school year. Many stores have these lists posted and they will also be available at the Coastal Library.

School items needed are:
64 count crayons
construction paper
primary writing tablet
primary journal by Mead (Wal-Mart has them), they are also called early creative story tablets.
10”x7.5” nylon pencil pouch
plastic school box
backpacks
bottle of white glue
package of pencil top erasers
package of washable markers
package pencils- Ticonderoga
three pronged solid color folders
glue sticks
pink pearl erasers
Fiskar scissors
boxes of Kleenex
pack skinny expo markers
hand held pencil sharpener with shavings container
primary composition notebooks
hand sanitizer
24 pack crayons
box colored pencils
washable markers
24 Ticonderoga/woodbine pencils.

Please, no fancy pencils, wide ruled papers, 3-ring binders, graph paper, colored folders, rulers, index cards, spiral notebooks.

This event is sponsored by Opportunity Inc., BeGenerous Inc. and the Coastal Branch Library with the support of the Friends of the Coastal Library.

For more information call: Dianne McManus 850-240-1103 or Linda Thompson 850-267-2809.

 

[Abby Prentiss]

I will donate.

But is anyone else pissed that our tax dollars are not paying for the necessities of education?

 

[Bob Wells]

Well no, I can remember back in the 60's these type of items were on the list for the student/ parent to purchase for the school year. I am pissed that teachers have to spend their hard earned money to by stuff for their classrooms though.

 

[Teresa]

I will donate.

But is anyone else pissed that our tax dollars are not paying for the necessities of education?

I was thinking the same thing. However, I do believe it is a good thing for every family to contribute to their classroom and school whenever they can. Ideally, it would be about supporting/supplying the school in general, not about supplying a list of dozens of items for the student which the school should be able to provide.