South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Drives and giveaways for school supplies start in Palm Beach County
While summer is still in full swing, parents are preparing for the upcoming school year as they expect to face higher costs for all of the essential supplies their children will need to head back into the classroom. School starts Aug. 10 in Palm Beach County.
Organizations throughout South Florida are here to help by collecting and distributing supplies at upcoming events.
Dress for Success Palm Beaches Teacher Appreciation Shopping Experience
is offering women teachers a free top-to-bottom workplace outfit. The second annual event pairs a DFSPB personal stylist with those educators who are looking to give their work wardrobe an added look. Reservations are required for the individual appointments remaining Aug. 5 at the DFSPB “boutique,” 2459 S. Congress Ave., Suite 204, Palm Springs. To reserve an appointment, call 561-249-3898. Dressforsuccesspb.org/.
Lang Realty’s community outreach arm Lang Cares
will have a school supply drive to benefit Plumosa School of the Arts in Delray Beach and Lincoln Elementary School in Riviera Beach Aug. 1—31. New supplies will be collected at each Lang Realty sales office from Boca Raton to Jupiter. Needed supplies include regular-sized bookbags, composition books, earbuds/ earphones, large-sized glue sticks, yellow highlighters, No. 2 pencils, reams of copy paper, packs of construction paper, hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, Friskars scissors and crayons. For a complete list of supplies needed and a list of Lang Realty’s sales office locations, visit langrealty. com.
Family Promise of North Central Palm Beach County Back-2-School Supplies Drive is collecting backpacks, tissue paper, college-, wide-ruled and graphing paper, organizers/planners, sticky notes, calculators, rulers, pencils, erasers, highlighters, ballpoint pens, crayons, colored pencils, markers, glue, tape, scissors, USB flash drives, binders, locks and bulletin boards. Donations may be dropped off at the Day Center, 2635 Old Okeechobee Road, in West Palm Beach, or contact volunteer coordinator Stevie Williams at 561-690-4614 or swilliams@familypromisencpbc.org. familypromisencpbc.org.
Goodman JFS Back-toSchool Supply Drive
is collecting donations through Aug. 5 in order to give backpacks to 350 of its clients with students in elementary, middle, and high school. $36 provides for one student; $72 provides for two students;
$108 provides for three students; $180 provides for five students; and $360 provides for 10 students. bit.ly/3oqSCzr.
The Paul Colson Foundation Back to School Supply Drive
with free backpacks and school supplies. 2-5 p.m. Aug. 6 at Sara Sims Park,
209 NW Ninth St., Boynton Beach. One per child. The child must be present to receive supplies. Free raffles, music, food and fun. 561900-4272
Back to School Supplies
with free backpacks with school supplies, vendors and activities. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug.
6 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 900 N. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. 561732-2377.
Delray Beach Parks & Recreation Unity Festival
will have free school supplies, bounce house, food vendors and entertainment. 2-9 p.m. Aug. 6 at Pompey Park, 1101 NW Second St., Delray Beach. 561-243-7158.
Back to School Health Fair with free backpacks with school supplies, hearing and vision screenings, school physicals and vaccines. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 6 at Foundcare, 2330 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs. Registration ends at noon. 561-432-5849.
Back to School Party
will have free backpacks and school supplies. Bounce house, face painting, a petting zoo, hamburgers hot dogs and more. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at United Methodist Church, 900 Brandywine Road, West Palm Beach. To register, text 561-5718964. 561-687-5411.
Salem Community Church Back To School Fair
will hand out free backpacks with school supplies and offer free physicals. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 6 at the church, 3200 Roberts Lane, Lake Worth. Register on Instagram (linktr.ee/mysalemchurch) through Aug 1. 914-433-4519.
Palm Springs Public Library Back to School Bash
will have free backpacks while supplies last from 10:30 a.m.noon Aug. 6 in the library meeting room, 217 Cypress Lane, Palm Springs. Register at vpsfl.org. 561-584-8350.
Town of Lake Park Back 2 School Extravaganza
with free backpacks, school supplies and resources for students grades K-12. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 6 at Town Hall, 535 Park Ave., Lake Park. Parent and student must be present. Academic & Technical program information will be available for college students. 561-840-0160.
Grover Corlew School Supply Drive
is collecting donations through Aug. 10. Drop off items at any of the Florida-based real estate investment management group’s office buildings throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties. Call 954-516-7001 for locations. Supplies will be donated to both the Broward Education Foundation and the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County.