It's time to collect those school supplies!

This is tonight's email:

Hello Friends!

I'm so sad that it is almost time to go back to school. There is nothing better than summer with all of my children home with me every day.

Back to school means new pencils with perfect erasers and empty notebooks waiting to be filled. While running your regular errands please consider picking up some extra supplies to ensure that children in need can receive proper tools for learning. There are great sales going on at places like Target, Staples, Office Depot, Walgreens, and Walmart.

Just a reminder that kits for LDS Philanthropies include:

School Kit
• 4 pencils (unsharpened)
• 1 box pre-sharpened or unsharpened assorted colored pencils
(approx. 7” long, approx. 12 pencils/box)
• 1 pencil sharpener
• 1 rubber pencil eraser (approx 1" x 2")
• 1 straight edge ruler - 12 inches, with metric
• 1 pair of blunt-nosed scissors (metal blades)
• Glued or spiral bound notebooks or letter size legal pads, with lined sheets. Include enough notebooks/pads to total approximately 450 sheets (Please do not include more than 6 notebooks/pads). Sheet sizes 8 1/2" x 11", 8" x 10 1/2", 8 1/2" x 11 3/4" are acceptable.
• 1 durable cloth bag made of heavy fabric (See cloth bag guidelines below)

Please donate according to the list, or consider a donation of money towards completing partial kits or time to sew bags and assemble the kits.

There will be a bin on my porch from tomorrow until September 15th. You do not need to donate full kits. You may choose to purchase just one item. I will keep a running tally on our site (wilsonfamilycharity.blogspot.com) of what has been donated. I'll also send emails each week including those totals.

Thanks for your help in this project!

Warmly,
The Wilson Family

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