By Catie Aznoe
It may seem a little early to be thinking about sending children back to school. But the weeks fly by and we have a lot of children to help! Our backpack and school supply drive isn’t just for the dozens of children at Shepherd’s Gate. It’s grown to include the needy children throughout our community. In this economy, a lot of children won’t have what they need this fall unless we help. We can’t let that happen because education is often the deciding factor in a child’s life between reaching their potential or struggling with poverty and homelessness for another generation. That’s why we are encouraging friends to collect backpacks and school supplies all to join in this effort. We can use as much as you can gather!
Brentwood Deadline- July 25th
Drop-off at 605 Sycamore Ave, Brentwood, CA; Mon- Thurs 9:30am- 4pm
Livermore Deadline- August 18th
Drop-off at 1660 Portola Ave, Livermore, CA; Mon- Thurs 9:30am- 4pm
Suggested Supplies
Elementary School
- Backpacks
- Glue Sticks
- Ballpoint pens
- No. 2 pencils
- Colored pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Water-based markers
- Composition notebooks
- Loose-leaf notebook paper
- Pocket folders
- Rulers
- Drawing/construction paper
- Crayons
Middle School/High School
- Backpacks
- Glue Sticks
- Ballpoint pens
- No. 2 pencils
- Colored pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Spiral-bound notebooks
- Three-ring binders
- Loose-leaf notebook paper
- Pocket folders
- Binder dividers
- Index cards