Mitzvah of the Moment: School Supplies Collection & Packing in Summit
Tuesday, August 23
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm (EDT)
Nothing builds the excitement for heading back to school like having a backpack full of brand-new supplies! Here’s an opportunity for your family to ensure that area children in need can have that same experience and start off the year right!
Join our NextGen and young families community on Tuesday, August 23* as we sort and pack school supplies to benefit children and families in need via local food pantries throughout Greater MetroWest. Great activity for parents and children together!
Appropriate for families with children entering Pre-K – grade 5; siblings welcome!
*Also available at Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell from 10-11:30 a.m.
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Please bring donations of the following new and unused items:
- Lightweight draw-string backpacks
- Pencils
- Composition notebooks
- Pocket folders
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Highlighters
- Glue sticks
- Index cards
*Not able to attend but still want to help out? School supply donations can be dropped off prior to the event – register for details on where and when to drop-off!
Elana Wilf Tanzman, Center for Volunteerism Chair
Cori Wilf, NextGen Volunteerism Liaison