Backpack with School Supplies for Children in Need plus Inspirational Notes

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours.

Small Things Matter helps food insecurity families in our community.

Join our 2024 Backpacks and school supplies drive!

We are looking for volunteers to help us purchase backpacks and school supplies to help children in elementaryschool prepare for the upcoming school year. We will also help support these students by including an inspirational message to get their school year off to a good start.We would love to have everyone's support for this effort.

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours.

Each backpack + school supplies + inspirational note for the student) = 2 community service hours

We will award 2 hours of community service for each backpack which can be used towards:

• The National Honor Society (https://www.nhs.us/)
• President's Volunteer Service Award (https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/)
• Community service for private schools
• Community service forcollege
• Court ordered service

Instructions:

Choose to pack either for a grade K-3rdor 4th & 5th

for grades K-3:

1) 1 brand new 17"-20" backpack
2) 1 box of crayons
3) 1 box of pencils (12 or more)
4) 2 composition notebook
5) 2 gluesticks
6) 1 scissors
7) 1 headphones (not earbuds) (Five Below)
8) 1 inspirational note preferably on an index card (use nonlined side) for the student*

*place the note in the front pouch of the backpack

for grades 4th & 5th:

1) 1 brand new 17"-20" backpack
2) 1 box of colored pencils
3) 1 box of pencils (12 or more)
4) 2 composition notebooks
5) 2 gluesticks
6) 1 pack of wide-ruled folder paper
7) 1 3-ring binder (2" wide please)
8) 1 inspirational note preferably on an index card (use nonlined side) for the student*

Please submit both a photo ofall of the backpacks and your log of the amounts of the items via the google form below. To make the log write your name, the number of kits, and sign it.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefU6lhr176FWyDzQl0AAWgbxTEs8Eqa37vOzAoJwmyUw9D8w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Not approved for MCPS SSL hours.

Drop off your donations at

• Small Things Matter, 14516 Bauer Drive, Rockville, MD anytime from 6am-6pm
• Tabletop,6927 Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park 20912 from during store hours

Please place all of your items in a garbage bag labelled with the number of backpack kits and the grades. Please put all of the same types of backpacks together so that all grade K-3 are together and grades 4-5 are together. There will be hundreds of backpacks donated and sorting them for us will help us greatly. Contact me at[email protected]if you have any questions.

Once you submit your donations and your google form please email me and I will send you a letter of your donation.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

• Do I need to sign up?There is no need to sign up,just start making bags of school supplies as soon as you like.
• Is there a limit to how many I make?No limit.
• Is this approved for MCPS SSL hours-NO.
• Are these items still needed?YES, it isstill an ongoingneed.
• How willI receive my community service hours?Once your donations and your google form please email me and I will either fill out your form or provide you with a letter on our letterhead
• We are helping over 1000 families in Montgomery County by providing food assistanceand are very busy and trying to limitemails about this opportunity.Thanks for understanding!!!

Please read the guidelines here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ssl/virtual.aspx

Please email Roxanne ([email protected]) if youwould like tohelpa child in need.

Thanks!

Small Things Matter

www.smallthingsmatter.org