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300 local students need school supplies

August 11, 2009

By Administrator

300 local students
need school supplies
The first day of school is only three weeks away. It’s a time of excitement for students as they look forward to meeting their new teachers, seeing old friends, getting new pair of sneakers and filling their backpack with new pencils and crayons.
But it isn’t that easy for many Sammamish kids. About 300 of them will qualify for free or reduced price lunches this year — because their parents just can’t afford to pay.
A new backpack with new school supplies may out of the question.
Each year, teachers scramble to make sure all kids have the requisite school supplies, many reaching into their own pockets to ensure scissors, paper and markers are available for all who need them.
There are a number of organizations that collect donations of school supplies. Some collections are at local stores, but donors should beware of who is doing the collecting. Some are for Seattle-area kids, some for children in other countries, some help those in our Issaquah or Lake Washington school districts. All may be worthy.
Our interest is in our local students. You can help students whose parents may not have the resources by starting with a membership to the PTSA at your school, and/or a donation to school scholarship programs that help pay for everything from school field trips to athletic fees. Ask at the school of your choice how best to help.
Or start by purchasing some of those school supplies. The Issaquah Food Bank, 179 1st Ave. SE, has the backpacks donated, but still needs to fill them with supplies.
In those in north Sammamish, take to Hopelink for distribution there, 16225 NE 87th St., Redmond.
Everything from glue sticks and calculators to erasers and composition notebooks are needed. Don’t forget spiral notebooks, graphing paper, colored pencils, notebook dictionaries, index cards and rulers.
The food bank has infrequent hours, but the Sammamish Review/Issaquah Press office will collect and transport any donated school supplies to the food bank.
Bring weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to 45 Front Street South, Issaquah.

The first day of school is only three weeks away. It’s a time of excitement for students as they look forward to meeting their new teachers, seeing old friends, getting new pair of sneakers and filling their backpack with new pencils and crayons.

But it isn’t that easy for many Sammamish kids. About 300 of them will qualify for free or reduced price lunches this year — because their parents just can’t afford to pay.

A new backpack with new school supplies may out of the question.

Each year, teachers scramble to make sure all kids have the requisite school supplies, many reaching into their own pockets to ensure scissors, paper and markers are available for all who need them.

There are a number of organizations that collect donations of school supplies. Some collections are at local stores, but donors should beware of who is doing the collecting. Some are for Seattle-area kids, some for children in other countries, some help those in our Issaquah or Lake Washington school districts. All may be worthy.

Our interest is in our local students. You can help students whose parents may not have the resources by starting with a membership to the PTSA at your school, and/or a donation to school scholarship programs that help pay for everything from school field trips to athletic fees. Ask at the school of your choice how best to help.

Or start by purchasing some of those school supplies. The Issaquah Food Bank, 179 1st Ave. SE, has the backpacks donated, but still needs to fill them with supplies.

In those in north Sammamish, take to Hopelink for distribution there, 16225 NE 87th St., Redmond.

Everything from glue sticks and calculators to erasers and composition notebooks are needed. Don’t forget spiral notebooks, graphing paper, colored pencils, notebook dictionaries, index cards and rulers.

The food bank has infrequent hours, but the Sammamish Review/Issaquah Press office will collect and transport any donated school supplies to the food bank.

Bring weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to 45 Front Street South, Issaquah.

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