Community Corner
Free school supplies from Methodists Aug. 9
Aurora Methodists are seeking donations of funds and school supplies for a school-supply giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 9.
The second annual event at Greenman Elementary School, 729 W. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, or until supplies are distributed.
Students from Aurora schools are invited to get school supplies and backpacks. Students must attend to receive supplies.
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Twenty volunteers from both churches combined will stage and distribute supplies.About 500 pupils received supplies during last year's first distribution at Greenman, “adopted” by Wesley UMC several years ago. A half dozen giveaways were hosted by Wesley until organizers moved the event to Greenman in 2013.
School supplies needed are three-ring binders, pocket folders, yellow highlighters, crayons, pencil sharpeners, washable markers, spiral-bound notebooks, black and blue-ink pens, rulers with inches and centimeters, supply boxes, round-tip scissors, notebook paper, pencils, pink erasers and glue sticks.
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He said, “This is a community effort to give necessary school supplies to students who could not otherwise afford them.
“We care that kids should have the tools to learn with at school. We hope to give away backpacks of school supplies to students from all grades from the East and West Aurora school districts,” the pastor said.
“We will purchase school supplies at local stores to keep the effort in Aurora. ‘Both the value of the supplies and monetary donations are tax deductible."
For more information, call (630) 896-1033 or email, info@schoolsupplygiveaway.org.
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