UPTOWN — A neighborhood group, Friends of the 46th Ward Schools, is partnering with Ald. James Cappleman (46th) for a back-to-school supply drive.
Cappleman and the group have been asking neighbors to drop off supplies at the 46th Ward office, 4544 N. Broadway, during office hours, or at the nearby Hair Cuttery, 4434 N. Broadway, during its business hours.
The supplies donated "will be given directly to the principals and teachers of the schools in our ward," Cappleman said in an email to constituents.
Anybody looking to donate gift cards can email Friends of the 46th Ward Schools at friends46thwardschools@gmail.com — and cash can be donated via Paypal.
People looking to pitch in can also shop from an online wish list of supplies and have the items delivered directly to Cappleman's office.
The drive ends Sept. 12.
Here's a list of suggested donations from Friends of the 46th Ward Schools:
Suggested donations for students in kindergarten through fifth grade:
- Hand sanitizer
- Clorox wipes
- Toilet paper
- Primary pencils
- No. 2 pencils
- Twenty-four-pack crayons
- Glue sticks
- Eight-pack washable markers
- Eight-pack primary crayons
- Composition notebooks
- Single-subject wide-ruled notebooks
- Notebook paper (filler paper)
- Texas Instrument TI30X calculators
- One-gallon plastic zipper bags
- Two-pocket folders
- Erasers
- Pencil pouches
- Rulers with inches and centimeters
- Bottles of glue
- Boxes of tissues
- Packets of baby wipes
- Paper towels
- Safety scissors
- Pencil sharpeners
- Band aids
- Sandwich or quart size baggies
- Highlighters
- Pens (blue or black)
Suggested donations for middle school and high school students:
- Hand sanitizer
- Clorox wipes
- Toilet paper
- Large spiral notebooks
- Notebook paper (filler paper)
- Two-pocket folders
- No. 2 pencils or mechanical pencils (with lead)
- One-inch binders with pockets or Trapper Keepers
- Mead composition notebooks
- Pencil sharpeners
- Highlighters
- Three-hole punched graph paper
- Index note cards
- Pens (blue or black)
- Colored pencils
- Paper towels
- Boxes of tissues
- Clear Scotch tape
- Construction paper
- Copy paper
- Student dictionary (elementary & collegiate levels)
- Student thesaurus
- Metal compasses
- Protractors
- Flash drives
Suggested donations for teachers:
- Hand sanitizer
- Toilet paper
- Two-inch three-ring binders
- Copy paper (white & colored)
- Pens (blue, black, red)
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Markers
- Tempera paint
- Paint brushes
- Heavy-duty plastic folders
- Sketch notebooks
- Clear Scotch tape
- Colored chalk
- Glue sticks
- Kids scissors
- Adult scissors
- Post-It notes
- White Out
- Dry erase markers
- Dry erase board cleaner
- Staplers & staples
- Pencil sharpeners
- Paper clips
- Thumb tacks
- Clorox wipes
- Paper towels
- Reward stickers
- Letter/number stencils
- Bulletin board decorations (borders, letters, etc.)
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