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AUW Holds School Supply Drive

By Ashley Kaplan, Community Writer
July 20, 2016 at 11:52am. Views: 110

SAN BERNARDINO >> Arrowhead United Way’s Annual School Supply Drive is going on now through July 25 as part of their mission to support education, by providing learning supplies for disadvantaged students whose academic success is threatened by poverty. AUW is issuing a call to action to the community to help raise funds to purchase 800 backpacks. Today, 1 in 4 children in the Inland Empire are living in poverty and do not have the necessary school supplies to be successful in school. With your support, AUW can send these children back to school ready to succeed. Whether you decide to donate $5, $25, or $100, collectively they can make an impact. You can Text “UWSchoolDrive” to 71777 to give though your mobile device. Or, mail checks made payable to Arrowhead United Way to 646 North D Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401. If you are interested in donating supplies, they can be dropped off at AUW’s office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Donations needed include: No. 2 pencils, pens, markers, colored pencils, crayons, highlighters, pencil sharpeners, erasers, 3-ring binders, loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, dividers, pocket folders, rulers, blunt tip scissors, glue sticks and index cards. Supplies and/or monetary donations can be dropped off at Arrowhead United Way.

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