1. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 …a student service learning project for the end of the school year…

2. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Drive for Supplies is a school and locker clean-out project to collect and distribute used, yet usable school supplies to local and international schools, non-profit agencies that work with children and children’s charities.

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4. Designate a Drive for Supplies coordinator to organize groups of students and staff to help with this important effort. The coordinator’s responsibilities include organizing student teams to collect, sort, box, and label usable supplies. Notify the Student Affairs Office of your school’s participation by completing the link on the Drive for Supplies web page-http://www.montgomeryschools md.org/departments/studentaffairs/sao/supplies/

5. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 As this project emphasizes environmental concerns and social responsibility, you may find it appropriate to involve science teachers, social studies teachers, student government advisors, your student service learning coordinator, and your recycling coordinator.

6. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 The Department of Materials Management will deliver the collection boxes, labels, and tape to middle and high schools in mid/lateMay and to elementary schools at the beginning of June.

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8. notebooks

9. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 composition & spiral notebooks

10. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 backpacks

11. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 crayons, markers, pencils

12. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 erasers & pencil sharpeners

13. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 rulers, compasses, scissors

14. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 reading books, dictionaries, and other educational resources

15. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 …and lots more!

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17. Sort through notebooks and composition books and recycle papers that have already been used.

18. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 If possible, put blank labels over names on spiral and composition books…or simply take a marker and cross through identifying names.

19. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Schools could weigh recycled paper and keep data records of what they are keeping out of our landfills!

20. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Sort “like” supplies and pack them into the same box (please fill the boxes…you may separate items by putting them in bags or smaller boxes).

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22. Weigh your boxed supplies and keep data records of your school’s donations each year!

23. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Box up the supplies from your school and be sure that they are near the front school entrance for pick up during the first two weeks of July.

24. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Report the number of boxes that your school collected by completing the link on the Drive for Supplies web page- http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ departments/studentaffairs/sao/supplies/

25. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Read what students have said about this program…

26. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 “…This program is absolutely amazing. It requires so little but it does so much for the people who receive the supplies…” Student Service Learning Reflection…

27. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 “…I learned that many students, including myself, usually throw away good supplies which other students can use…” Student Service Learning Reflection…

28. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 I learned that it is very rewarding to do something that helps others. I realize now that I am really fortunate to have all that I have.” Student Service Learning Reflection…

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30. Middle and high school students are needed to help sort and weigh donated supplies!

31. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Sorting is usually the 4th week in July, a Monday - Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Go to the Drive for Supplies web site (http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ studentaffairs/sao/supplies/) for complete details. No sign-up is necessary. Just show up and sign in to track student service- learning hours!

32. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Whole families may participate! Younger children (elementary) are required to have parental supervision. (5th grade going into 6th grade is considered middle school!)

33. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 2005 - 9,784 2006 - 5,718 2007 - 9,016 2008 - 15,021 Pounds of donated supplies… View pictures at http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/ departments/studentaffairs/sao/supplies/ 2002 - 5,321 2003 - 5,594 2004 - 7,023

34. Contact the Student Affairs Office 301-670-1419 Visit the Drive for Supplies web site at http://www. montgomery schoolsmd/ departments/ studentaffairs/sao/supplies for more information.