BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE for UCM

 

The Outreach Committee is again sponsoring a "green bag" collection - this time for the Back to School Drive for United Community Ministries (UCM).

 

UCM needs the help of the community to alleviate the financial strain associated with the back to school time of year. With your support, UCM helps to get the children in our community off to a good start by filling backpacks with grade appropriate items on the list below. You can purchase items from the following list to help children get off to a good start in the Fall.  

 

/files/Risk-Taking Mission  Service/greenbag.jpgWe will be collecting school supplies during the week of VBS (Aug 9-13) and also on the following Sundays, Aug 1, 8 & 15 in Wesley Hall.

 

Please take a green Serving Christ by Serving Others bag from the church and return it filled with school supplies on one of these dates.

 

Last year, UCM provided school supplies to 800+ students.

 

Thank you in advance for helping to prepare our children for a life of learning experiences this school year.

 

School Supplies Needed (listed in order of greatest need)

Backpacks*

3-ring binders*

Composition/marble note books (college- and wide-ruled)

Scientific Calculators

Compass and Protractors

Subject dividers

Graph Paper

Pocket folders*

Colored pencils

Pencil boxes* or Zippered Pouches

Highlighters

Pencils & Pencil Cap Erasers

Loose Leaf Paper

One, three or five subject notebooks

 

Scissors

Pens Blue, Black and Red

Glue (8 oz.)

Glue Sticks

Rulers

Crayons

Markers

Bar Erasers

3 X 5 Index Cards

Kleenex Tissues

Liquid Hand Sanitizer

1 Box Ziploc bags- gallon size

1 Box Ziploc bags- sandwich size

Book Covers – stretch*

Dictionary

 

 

*Generic items (i.e., without pictures or logos) are preferred.

 

Also Of Great Use!

Gift certificates:  Office Depot, Target, Wal-Mart, Staples, etc. and cash donations so we can purchase any items not donated (these donations will be restricted to school supply purchases).