school supply drive

this year i decided to do school supplies for my annual drive. below is the announcement i asked to be put into my dragon boating team's weekly email.

"It's that time again, when students start heading back to school. But do you know that many families cannot afford even basic classroom supplies? School on Wheels provides one-on-one tutoring for homeless children and they run entirely on volunteer support and donations.

"Stephanie will be collecting school supplies for for the month of August. Your donations will be put into backpacks and distributed by School on Wheels to kids in need in the Long Beach area. So the next time you go to Target or Office Supply, please pick up a pack of pencils or notebook paper!

"For a full list of needed supplies, please see the Student Wish List. You can also email Stephanie for more details of the drive. Thanks!"

originally i was wanted to do something for teachers or maybe for a long beach school district, but i found  school on wheels online and thought that it sounded like a great organization. they get no govt support and everything they do / get is thru donations.

btw, cool coincidence, after i emailed the above to my captains to be included in the weekly email, a captain messaged back saying that she's been volunteering thru school on wheels for the last 4-5 years. isn't she awesome? :)

and one wednesday after practice, a PINK came up to me and said her husband is on the school on wheels board. small world!

btw, if you're interested in donating things, i've extended the drive thru the end of september since i've been missing a lot of practices lately.