2019 SPECIAL THANKS!
Many many thanks to those who lent a hand with this year’s event – whether it was by sponsoring a student, driving supplies from a drop off location to the sorting location, sorting supplies, donating food for the volunteers, getting gift cards, etc etc etc. SPECIAL THANKS to the wonderful committee that pulled together all the details of this event: Eileen Ryle, Mary Frances Szpila, Jen Bracco, Paula Cardenas, Rita Gosnear, Laura Pratt, and Jean Purinton. You are our fearless leaders for sure. A shout out to the groups, organizations, and businesses who lent a hand to help with this year’s drive:
- Play It Again Sports and the Tredyffrin Library – our two drop off locations
- The Foundation for Learning in T/E (FLITE) – for providing a grant to cover the good quality back packs needed for this year’s drive.
- Chester County Community Foundation/REMAX Main Line Charitable Charitable Foundation – gift card support
- USLI Care 2 Fund – gift card support
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Beaumont Elementary school – $250 cash for gift cards
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Wegmans Malvern – $250 gift cards
- Conestoga High School – for once again hosting our sorting day in July
- The TESD counselors – for helping to determine who should receive the supplies
- The TESD custodial staff – for delivering the supplies to the various schools
- The district secretaries and other staff who help us distribute the supplies this August.
It’s a true team effort! And what a team!
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE 2019 PHOTOS Looks like fun!
The 2019 School Supply Drive … we are finished!!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2019 SUPPLY LIST.
Once again T&E Care organized a School Supply Drive to help area kids whose families struggle to buy the required supplies. We are currently supporting 215 local kids, with more expected to be added before the drive is over. That’s a lot of pencils and notebooks! We were looking for help with the supplies and gift cards for each of the students we have on our lists. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS – ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED!!! WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY!!! For the gift cards – if we offer a minimum of $25/child that means well over $5000 in gift cards. This program allows the community to help our local kids feel good about the start of the new school year. Again this year FLITE will be helping us to fund the book bags needed for the students, so those will not be on the lists. We’ll be looking for specific supplies as requested by the TESD staff.
THANKS AGAIN – THIS IS ONE SPECIAL COMMUNITY!!!
(Information below will be left for reference for any who did sponsor students.)
You can help out by sponsoring a student(s) or donating cash or gift cards. Collections will run from July 6-21. Our website lists the specific grades/genders needed.
- SPONSORING A STUDENT: On the Sign-Up Genius page there will be a list of students (grades/genders, not names) to be sponsored. Please note the Generic School Supply Lists provided on this page are a bit different than those on the schools’ websites. Please buy only what is on our Generic School Supply List. (You can just deliver your items in a reusable bag. No backpacks needed.)
- GIFT CARDS: If you get gift cards (see specific box for more details on these) along with supplies – you can just include them with the supplies for drop-off. Be sure to note this on the donation check-list so we know to dig them out of the bag (we give them separately to the parents). And do put them IN the bag, as the drop-off locations are public places. We just want to be sure they aren’t too obvious.
- DONATION CHECK-LIST: Please fill out the T&E Care DONATION CHECK-LIST (download from this page) and include it with your donations to help us make record keeping and thank you notes easier. We need one DONATION CHECK-LIST from each donor.
- DROP OFF LOCATIONS: Public drop-off sites are the Tredyffrin Library (Upper Gulph Rd) and Play It Again Sports (Rte 30 in Berwyn). Please drop items off ONLY when these places are open. If neither of these locations work for you – let us know.
- DEADLINE: The final day to drop off all items will be Saturday, July 21. Sorting will be done at Conestoga High School on Thursday, July 25.
- QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please contact us at schoolsupplies@tecare.org.
Hate To Shop? Gift Cards Are VERY Helpful, Too!
Don’t forget that we always appreciate general donations to help supplement our school supply requests (see below for link), and/or gift cards to general local stores so we can offer families the chance to get some clothes for their kids to start the year (how about new underwear or socks!), or so the kids can go to school having eaten a good breakfast. Gift cards should be mailed (along with the Donation Check List) to T&E Care, attn: School Supply Drive, PO Box 2111, Southeastern, PA 19399. If you aren’t comfortable mailing the cards – then send us an email and we’ll give you info about making a delivery.
If you plan to send in gift cards, or if you have any questions, – please email schoolsupplies@tecare.org. It’s helpful for us to know to keep an eye out for them. If you aren’t sure where to go – prioritize Walmart or Target. Other popular stores for clothes and shoes include TJ Maxx, Primark, or Old Navy. Wegmans, Giant, Trader Joes, and Acme also work. $25 value per card are the preferred amount. No specialty stores, please. With over 200 kids – we’ll need over $5000 in gift cards ($25 value best).
NOTE: IF YOU GET GIFT CARDS WITHOUT AN AMOUNT CLEARLY MARKED ON THE CARD, PLEASE TAKE A SHARPIE AND WRITE THE AMOUNT SOMEWHERE ON THE CARD. THAT SAVES US TONS OF TIME CALLING THE STORES TO FIGURE OUT THE AMOUNT. THANKS.
Volunteering for the School Supply Drive
If you would like to help out on sorting day, Thursday, July 25, we would love your support! You’ll see by the Sign-Up Genius that we need LOTS of volunteers! Click HERE if you can lend an hour or two.
THANKS to the wonderful committee that is pulling together all the details of this event: Eileen Ryle, Mary Frances Szpila, Jen Bracco, Paula Cardenas, Rita Gosnear, Laura Pratt, and Jean Purinton.
Important Forms to Download
Generic School Supply List 2019– If you are sponsoring a student(s), please use this list when you go shopping. Our lists are a bit different from the main school lists.
Donation Check-List 2019 – Please include this form with your donation (supplies, gift cards, etc) for this drive. It makes our record keeping much easier.
Tax Donation Form – if you made a donation and need a tax donation form, then you can click here and use this along with your receipts. You should be getting a thanks note from a T&E Care volunteer once the event is over, but you may want this as well.
For FINANCIAL DONATIONS: If you would like to help but don’t want to shop at all, cash donations can also be made. As a general guide, the approximate cost of school supplies for an elementary school student is $50, for a middle or high school student is $100. Of course, any amount will help us meet our goal. Donations can be made by check (made payable to T&E Care) or through PayPal (click the Donate button below). Many thanks for your support!
PayPal/credit cards charge a 2.35% processing fee for each dollar donated. If you would like 100% of your donation to go to T&E Care, please add this fee to your donation. You can pay by check as well to avoid the fees. (T&E Care, attn: School Supply Drive, PO Box 2111, Southeastern. PA 19399.)
For results of past School Supply Drive: SSD Archive Pages.
The mission of T&E Care is to maintain a network of people providing financial and other material assistance to persons in need in and around the Tredyffrin and Easttown township areas.
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