NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – As back-to-school season nears, one foundation is lending a hand to students impacted by the Hill Country Floods.
The Comal ISD Foundation and Comal ISD Council of PTAs are hosting a backpack and school supply drive for elementary students in Kerrville after flooding in the community earlier this month.
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According to a news release, the drive will take place from now through July 25 at the Comal ISD Support Services building located at 1400 Interstate 35 North in New Braunfels.
The building will be open to donations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
“We have joined forces to help our fellow parents during this difficult time,” Lizette Goodloe, Ed.D., executive director of the Comal Education Foundation, said. “We hope this will give them one less thing to worry about as the new school year begins.”
Comal ISD said the goal is to raise 100 backpacks for the students, as well as other supplies students need for the school year.
Recommended drive items are below based on the supply list, which can be found on Kerrville ISD’s website:
Recommended items:
- Backpacks
- 24-count box of crayons
- #2 wooden yellow pencils
- Colored pencils box
- Highlighters
- One small children’s pointed scissors (no plastic blades)
- Gluesticks
- Plastic school box, canvas pouch or zipper pouch for pencils
- Glue sticks
- 8-count box of classic markers
- Headphones or earbuds
- Kleenex boxes
- Wide-ruled composition books
- Pink erasers
- Dry erase markers
- Refillable water bottle
- Clorox wipes
- Quart and gallon-size Ziploc bags
- Personal hand sanitizer
Kerrville ISD is asking that no mechanical pencils or gel pens be donated.
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