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-12^th 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 12^th grade. Please separate the book donations for:

• Pre-school – kindergarten
• 1st – 5^th grade
• 6th – 8th grade
• 9^th – 12^th 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