Will County Back to School Fair (2015) Seeks Volunteers and Donations!
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The Catholic Charities Back to School Fair in Will County will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 11:00am to 6:00 pm, at the University of St. Francis at 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet. The Fair provides free essential health and human services to low-income families living in Will County, as well as free school supplies.
We are in need of:
- – Spiral notebooks
- – Crayons (24 ct)
- – Glue sticks
- – Washable markers (8)
- – Pencil case
- – Wide ruled 200 count paper
- – 12″ plastic ruler
- – #2 pencils (12)
- – Pink erasers
- – 5″ blunt end scissors
- – New plain color backpacks (suitable for K-12th graders and interchangeable for boys or girls)
- – Monetary donations to assist us in purchasing specific and identical school supplies to place in backpacks provided at the Fair. No donation is too big or too small.
- – New or gently used books appropriate for students in pre-school through 12th grade. Please separate the book donations for:
- Pre-school – kindergarten
- 1st – 5th grade
- 6th – 8th grade
- 9th – 12th grade
We will collect the above items on Tuesday, 7/7/15, from 9am-3pm, at our Catholic Charities Giving Tree donation center located at 3016 S. State Street in Lockport.
Questions about donations? Email Marianne Melcher
Questions about volunteering? Email Stephanie Ambrose
or call 815-774-4663.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Posted by Maggie Snow on Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 7:39PM
Categories: Back to School Fair
Tags: school, Will County