Salvation Army accepting school supply donations
The Salvation Army is holding Back-to-School Supply Drives for keiki in need across Hawaii during July and early August, including across Maui in Kahului, Lahaina, and Wailuku.
The public is encouraged to support families on Hawaii island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu by donating school items, such as backpacks (most needed), colored markers, colored pencils, composition notebooks, crayons, erasers, facial tissue, glue, glue sticks, highlighters, school boxes, paper towels, pencils, pencil pouches, pens (black, blue and red), portfolios, rulers, scissors, small calculators, and wide-rule binder paper.
Donations can be dropped off until July 21 at the Salvation Army in Kahului at 45 W. Kamehameha Ave. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Monday to Friday. For more info, call (808) 871-6270.
The Salvation Army Lahaina Corps is located on 135 Shaw Street and is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Monday to Friday. For more info, call (808) 661-5335.
On Maui, the Salvation Army will also host an Adopt a Backpack Campaign through July 21 in partnership with the Maui County Federal Credit
Union, Aloha Pacific Credit Union, and the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association to provide backpacks filled with school supplies.
Maui FCU is holding school supplies and backpack drives at each of its branches in Kahului, Lahaina and Wailuku; Aloha Pacific Credit Union at its Kahului branch; and participating members of the MHLA will be collecting donations of school supplies and backpacks.
Monetary donations may also be made to the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association online campaign at schoolsupplymaui.org
“We encourage our island communities to step up and help our keiki-in-need as families begin preparations for the upcoming 20232024 school year,” said Major Troy Trimmer, Divisional Commander of the Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands. “The cost of many items on traditional back-to-school lists can be out of reach for many families and our goal is to help make sure each keiki has the supplies they need to succeed.”
For more details about The Salvation Armyís various back-to-school supply drives and distributions, or to make monetary donations to support the efforts, visit SchoolSupplyHawaii.org.