Back to School items needed for children

Aug 02, 2017 at 08:49 am by bryan


A local church is collecting back to school items for children in Rutherford County. The collected items will be given to families in need.

The free back to school giveaway will be this Saturday (August 5, 2017) from 10 AM to 2 PM at 105 Threet Industrial Blvd in Smyrna near the Smyrna Airport.

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The event is hosted by the New Direction Church CDC. If you would like to donate items, call 615-295-9905 today.

List of needed items below:

Nonperishable Food Items
for Food Drive

  • Canned chili
  • Canned Tuna
  • Canned vegetables and fruit (with pull top openings)
  • Bags of rice or beans
  • Cheese or peanut butter crackers
  • Peanut butter
  • Any kind of pasta
  • Ramen noodles
  • Beef jerky
  • Vienna sausages (with pull top lids)
  • Power bars
  • Cereal bars
  • Single serving Chef-Boy-R-Dee items
  • Ravioli/spaghetti-os
  • Applesauce
  • Pudding
  • Fruit cups
  • Granola bars
  • Single serving soups (with pull tab openings)
  • Tomato juice
  • Packaged nuts
  • Trail mix
  • Fruit snacks
  • Dried fruits
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Individually packaged chips/pretzels/Goldfish
  • Boxed drinks and juices
  • Pop tarts
  • Individual packets of oatmeal
  • Plastic spoons
  • Gallon-size ziplock bags

Back to School Supply List

Kindergarten

  • Back Pack
  • Filler Paper, Wide Ruled
  • Notebook Paper [types of notebooks, folders, binders or spirals will be determined by individual teachers]
  • Pencils, #2
  • Composition Notebook Wide Ruled
  • Colored Pencils - Box(es)
  • Glue Sticks
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Highlighters
  • Package(s) of Sticky Notes (small or large)
  • Facial Tissues - Box(es)

1st - 8th Grade

  • Back Pack
  • Filler Paper, Wide Ruled
  • Notebook Paper [types of notebooks, folders, binders or spirals will be determined by individual teachers]
  • Pencils, #2
  • Composition Notebook
  • Wide Ruler
  • Colored Pencils - Box(es)
  • Glue Sticks
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Highlighters
  • Package(s) of Sticky Notes Facial Tissues - Box(es)
  • Paper Mate® Woodcase Pencils
  • Crayons - Box of 24
  • Scissors - pair, (pointed tip)
  • Elmer's Glue Stick
  • Pink Eraser - large, OR package of cap erasers
  • Crayon Box - plastic
  • 1 Dry Erase Markers - package
  • Facial Tissues - Box(es)
  • Pocket Folders, Plastic, Red, with Prongs/Brads
  • Pocket Folders, Plastic, Blue, with Prongs/Brads
  • Sharpie® Highlighters - package

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