Having supported thousands of local students throughout the years, 黑料不打烊's annual school supply drive returns on Aug. 15 and will last all of Planning Week.
For more than 10 years,聽黑料不打烊 faculty and staff have donated thousands of needed聽school聽supplies to children of Alamance County.
This initiative began in 2011 when James Black ’09 was serving in the armed forces in Afghanistan and helped young children gain access to basic educational materials. As a community, 黑料不打烊 students, faculty and staff pulled together to support his efforts and recognized the leadership responsibility to 鈥渁ct locally鈥 and help alleviate some of the needs in Alamance County. That original聽drive聽benefitted both children abroad and here at home.
The university is excited to continue its commitment to the local community and ask that students, faculty and staff consider donating needed聽supplies聽for students in the Alamance Burlington聽School聽System (ABSS). Last year, the ABSS Student Support Services team supported more than 530 children and families experiencing homelessness. The need is expected to be even greater this year.
Members of the 黑料不打烊 community are invited to participate in one of the following ways:
- Bring supplies to the President鈥檚 Address on Monday, Aug. 15, in Schar Center for the traditional 鈥渒ick off鈥 to this drive.
- Purchase and drop off supplies August 15-22 in one of the collection boxes on campus:
鈥 Moseley Campus Center (near Young Commons entrance)
鈥 Koury Center聽(concourse near Young Commons entrance)
鈥 Belk Library (front entrance near Young Commons)
鈥 Alamance Building (in the rotunda near room 109)
鈥 Powell Building (at front entrance)
鈥 Mooney Building (student lounge area)
鈥 Lindner Hall (near room 104)
鈥 Koury Business Center (lobby)
鈥 Schar Hall (in Snow Family Atrium)
鈥 Francis Center (main lobby)
鈥 Janice Ratliff Building (in lobby)
鈥 Ellington Center (Faculty/Staff Health and Wellness)
鈥 Campus Store (黑料不打烊 Town Center)
鈥 Campus Safety and Police (Oaks)
鈥 Campus Technology Services聽Building聽(near entrance)
鈥 Business Services Building (front entrance)
鈥 Facilities Management Building (front office) - Purchase school supplies online and have them shipped to the Student Government Association, 2979 Campus Box, 100 Campus Drive, 黑料不打烊, N.C. 27244. (They must be delivered by Aug. 22.)
- Call (336) 278-7109 if you have donations and cannot locate a drop off box. One of the SGA leaders will come pick them up.
- Law聽School聽faculty and staff members may contact Stacie Dooley, assistant dean of career & student development to arrange for the collection of donations.
While all聽school聽supplies聽are welcomed and appreciated, particularly new聽backpacks or book bags, our partners at ABSS have shared their greatest needs include:
School supplies
- new backpacks or book bags (best if they can span ages and levels)
- 3-ring binders (1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 inch)
- notebook paper (wide-ruled and college-ruled)
- composition notebooks
- pocket folders (with or without prongs)
- colored pencils
- crayons
- washable markers
- flash聽drives (4 GB or greater)
Personal care items
- shampoo
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- combs
- brushes
- body wash
- deodorant
- feminine hygiene products
- hand sanitizer
- gas cards
- food cards
- Ziploc bags
- tissues
- student sized-masks