Annual School Tools Drive

The annual School Tools Drive held by Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul is already in progress–conveniently--just as many of the local stores are beginning their Back-to-School sales!

Each year, this drive collects new backpacks and other essential supplies for low-income families whose children are served by nine different programs in the Greater St. Paul area. Annually, this collection helps to fill hundreds of backpacks for students!

Our Mission and Social Justice Committee will have a bin in the church starting June 30. Meanwhile, below is a list of the items needed. The final day for donating is Sunday, August 13. They will be taken to the Collection Site (St. Paul's UCC on Summit Avenue) on August 15.

TOOLS NEEDED

• Backpacks

• 3-ring binders, loose-leaf paper, and folders

• Calculators

• Spiral and composition notebooks

• Pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, crayons, erasers, highlighters, pencil sharpeners

• Glue sticks & bottles

• Scissors & rulers

• Facial tissue

• School boxes

• Hand sanitizer

• Reusable masks

Many thanks for helping local kids to start the school year with great new tools!