Needed: School Supplies for Interfaith Food Bank's School Program

This notice is from the archives of The Notice Board. Information contained in this notice was accurate at the time of publication but may no longer be so.

The Interfaith Food Bank School program provides school supplies to students from low-income families. The program encourages contributions from the community so all children are equipped with the supplies required for learning. The Interfaith Food Bank has requested the below supplies with lunch kits being their greatest need. In addition to shopping for these school supplies please look through your home office for new items on the below list that you will not use and consider donating them to this program.

New backpacks

HB pencils

Erasers

Scribblers

Glue sticks

Wax crayons

Binders 

Scotch tape

Pencil sharpeners

New lunch kits

Water bottles

Healthy school breakfast and snack items

Pencil cases

Ball-point pens

Geometry sets

Pocket Portfolios

Lined loose leaf paper

Washable felt markers

Loose leaf dividers

Calculators

30 cm metric rulers

Juice Boxes

Small tissue packs

Highlighters

Duo-tang folders

Pencil crayons

Dry Erase Markers

Scissors

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Hygiene items

If you would like to make school supply donations for this program please place your donations in the bin in the Dhillon School of Business Dean’s Office (Markin 4101). Supply donations will be accepted until noon on Friday, September 20.
If you are interested in making a cash donation go to https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/8546.  Please select “School Program” in the drop down menu under FUND and type University of Lethbridge in the MESSAGE box.

You can get a tax receipt for your donation of supplies. In order to do this please give the Dhillon School of Business receptionist your cash register receipt with your name and mailing address.

Thanks for your support.

 

Lori Kopp

Dhillon School of Business


Contact:

Lori Kopp | lori.kopp@uleth.ca | (403) 329-5197