ECC Project Backpack collects school needs
From Staff Reports July 13, 2012 11:26AM
ECC is hosting a school supply collection event. | file photo
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Updated: August 17, 2012 6:12AM
Project Backpack, a community-based initiative led by Elgin Community College to benefit students in need, is accepting donations of school supplies now through Monday, July 30, at several area locations. This is the initiative’s third year; more than 1,850 students were helped in 2011.
Supplies will be distributed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at ECC’s Spartan Events Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, to students who provide proof of residency or school enrollment in District 300, District U46 or ECC for fall 2011; limit one backpack per student.
How to help
Donations of the following school supplies are sought:
Folders (two pocket, solid colors only)
Notebooks (one subject, wide rule, solid colors only)
Packs of loose leaf/filler paper (150/200 count, wide rule)
Packages of pencils (10 count, standard No. 2, yellow wood)
Black pens
Scissors
Glue sticks (0.21 oz.)
Rulers (wood or gender-neutral color)
Packs of crayons (24 count/Crayola preferred)
Gender-neutral backpacks
Where to donate
In addition to ECC, donations are being collected at the following locations:
Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, 355 Dundee Ave., Elgin
Community Crisis Center (call 847-697-2380 for donation information)
Delnor Hospital, Health and Wellness Center, 296 Randall Road, Geneva
All District 300 schools
District U46, Educational Services Center, second-floor reception area, 355 E. Chicago St., Elgin
Downtown Neighborhood Association, 2 Douglas Ave., Elgin
Elgin Community College, Building B, Student Life Office, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin
Elgin Township, Supervisor’s Office, 729 S. McLean Blvd., Elgin
Kane County Teachers Credit Union, 111 S. Hawthorne St., Elgin
Lake in the Hills Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills
Provena Saint Joseph Hospital, main visitors entrance, 77 N. Airlite St., Elgin
Sherman Hospital, 1425 N. Randall Rd., Elgin
United Way of Elgin, 1797 N. LaFox St., South Elgin
YWCA Elgin, 220 E. Chicago St., Elgin
For more information, call the ECC Student Life Office at 847-214-7370. For information in Spanish, call 847-695-8686.
