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Back to School Donations Wanted


The Glen Cove Youth Bureau, in cooperation with the Friends of the Glen Cove Youth Board is teaming up with local citizens, organizations and businesses to provide back to school supplies to disadvantaged youth in our community.  A backpack filled with supplies is presented to children who otherwise would not have what they need to succeed in their studies.  Last year, 254 children in grades K – 12 received back to school supplies as a result of this effort.

Given the cost of getting ready for school, the need is greater than ever this year.  For example, on average it costs $78.00 to purchase all of the supplies on the school list for a 1st grader in the Glen Cove School District and $83.00 to supply a 4th grader.  This cost simply covers school supplies.  It does not cover back to school clothing, shoes, coats, etc.  For families living on a fixed income, especially those with more than one child, these expenses are often impossible to absorb.  When the family forgoes purchasing school supplies, it is the student who suffers.

Please consider making a donation to this worthy project.  Some of the supplies that will be collected by the Youth Bureau include:

•       Backpacks (no wheels)
•       3-ring binders (all sizes, especially .5”, 1”, 1.5” & 3”)
•       Thin and thick washable markers
•        #2 pencils
•       Erasable and regular pens in (blue, black, red)
•       Colored pencils
•       Highlighters
•       Box of 24 crayons
•       Zippered pencil case with 3 holes
•       Small pencil sharpener
•       Marble/composition notebooks
•       Post-its (3”x3” & 1.5”x2”)
•       Index cards (3”x5” and 5”x8”)
•       Folders
•       Section dividers
•       Glue sticks (regular & jumbo)
•       Scissors
•       Portable 3-hole punch
•       Protractors
•       Plastic page protectors
•       Rulers
•       2-gig flash drive
•       Dry erase markers
•       Graph paper
•       Erasers
•       Elmer’s glue
•       Inexpensive headphones and earbuds
•       White out
•       Kindergarten pencils (extra thick)

Donations will be accepted through August 21 and may be dropped off at the Glen Cove Youth Bureau at 128B Glen Street (behind 126 Glen Street), Glen Cove Library (4 Glen Cove Avenue),  City Hall (3rd Floor Clerk’s Office) or Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce (264 Glen Street).  Monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.  Please make your tax deductible check out to “Friends of the Glen Cove Youth Board” and mail to Glen Cove Youth Bureau, 128B Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY   11542 Attn: Backpack Project.  For further information, please call Cindy Rogers at 671-4600.

PHOTO CAPTION:  School will be here before we know it.  Once again, the Glen Cove Youth Bureau is collecting school supplies for disadvantaged students in Glen Cove.  Please help us make sure that all of our students have the tools they need to succeed.  Donations will be accepted through August 21 at the Glen Cove Youth Bureau,128B Glen Street (behind 126 Glen Street), Glen Cove Library (4 Glen Cove Avenue),  City Hall (3rd Floor Clerk’s Office) or Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce (264 Glen Street).

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