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Waypoint
318 Fifth Street SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
319.365.1458
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319.363.2093 or 800.208.0388
Back 2 School Donation Drive
Stuff a backpack with back to school supplies for Waypoint families in need.
It's as easy as A - B - C!
A. Make arrangements for your family, group, or organization to pack backpacks with school items.
B. Review the list of the most needed items and purchase the NEW supplies.
C. Drop off your stuffed backpack to the Waypoint front desk Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. by August 10.
All basic school supplies are needed for all ages. We have a great need for middle school and high school supplies. Only new items will be accepted. Items will be distributed to families in need on August 11th and 12th.
LIST OF NEEDS
- Backpacks for all ages
- Composition notebooks
- 1” binders
- Compass
- Protractor
- Water colors
- Post-it notes
- Scientific Calculators
- White-out
- Sharpie markers
- Dry erase markers
- Folders
- Notebooks
- Pens (black, blue, red)
- Pencils / Pencil sharpeners
- Glue
- Note cards
- Combination locks (for lockers)
- Kleenex
- Ziploc bags—quart size
- Pencil boxes
- Book covers
- Computer paper
- Loose Leaf Paper
- Hand sanitizer
- Clorox wipes
- Disinfectant spray
- Boys socks— ankle/no-show style; shoe sizes 13-4, 5-10
- Girls socks— ankle/no show style; shoe size 13-4, 5-10
- Boys underwear— boy’s size 7-16 / men’s size S, M, L
- Girls underwear— girls sizes 8 -12
- Girls sport bras— S, M, L, XL or 32”-38”
Volunteers Needed!Waypoint is in need of volunteer “personal shoppers” to help families served at Waypoint as they shop for their back to school items.
Volunteers are needed for each of the following shifts:
- Wednesday, August 11 @ 3:30 p.m.—7:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 12 @ 9:30 a.m.—1 p.m.
To volunteer, contact Angela Quell at angela.quell@waypointservices.org.
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