SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
No one is sure what “Back to School” will look like this September, but we know that there are still many families in need of our support!
In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are changing the way we collect and distribute donations. This year, rather than asking for backpacks filled with supplies, we’re requesting financial donations and gift cards to stores like Walmart and Target. This adjusted approach allows us to limit contact and provide families with the flexibility they need to buy the right supplies for their students, no matter how or where learning takes place this fall.
two great ways to support students!
GIVE ONLINE and your donation will be doubled! When you give on our Funraise page, make your gift “In Honor of Students” and it will be used to purchase gift cards and other necessities to make sure students are prepared for success on the first day! Click here to give and have your donation doubled!
DONATE GIFT CARDS to stores that sell school supplies in denominations no larger that $50. Send them to the Building Families for Children office and we’ll distribute them to families in need. Our address is 7161 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD 21046. Target | Walmart | Staples
print materials
Please feel free to download and use these materials to advertise your collection. We are happy to customize them by adding the details of your collection! If you would like us to do that and/or if you want hard copies of these materials, please email kristen@buildingfamiliesforchildren.org. Thank you!
social media
Please feel free to download and use these social media graphics to tell your network about the school supply drive. Thanks for helping us spread the word so we can help MORE students start school feeling confident and prepared!
Sample Facebook Post
Donate funds or gift cards to provide families with the flexibility they need to buy the right supplies for students, no matter what learning looks like this fall! 📓✂️🍏
HOW YOU CAN HELP
💻 Give Online and your donation will be doubled! When you give, make your gift “In Honor of Students.” https://tinyurl.com/BFCschool
📬 Donate Gift Cards for stores like Walmart and Target in denominations no larger than $50. Send them to the Building Families for Children (7161 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD 21046)
#schoolsupplydrive #backtoschool #successstartsonthefirstday
SEND DONATIONS by august 21
Collecting all donations no later than August 21 will give us enough time to distribute them to families before the school year starts. Thank you!
photos from the 2019 backpack packing party
want to learn more?
If you want more information about our School Supply Drive and/or if you would like us to send you flyers, you can use the contact form below. You can also give us a call at 410-872-1050. Thanks!