“I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.”
-Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) in You’ve Got Mail
There really is something about the smell of pencils, crayons and construction paper that can send one on a trip down memory lane to those first days of schools… the butterflies, the new clothes, the chance to start fresh. You can relive some of the good times by providing those fresh starts to the children and youth we serve at the Children’s Home! Below is a list of the items we most need as we anticipate the long days of summer nearing their end (and hopefully ushering in some cooler weather!). As you see school supplies filling the aisles and dropping in price, please think of us!
UPDATE: Please deliver all school supplies to UMCH by July 31, if at all possible.
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2012 school supplies needed for our main campus in Decatur
Thank you for helping our young scholars and budding artists. Our children and youth will return to school in a few short weeks and our fall art programming will begin as well. Below you will find a complete list of items that we need, with messages from our staff about a few special requests. If you can only buy one or two things, our students’ greatest need is flash drives. Thank you!
School supplies:
Flash drives: “We are always in need of flash drives. Can’t seem to get enough of them for our students for reports, projects, resumes, etc.” –Julie, Education Coordinator
Pencils
Uniball or gel pens: “The students love my Uniball pens!” –Julie, Education Coordinator
Highlighters
Pocket folders – with and without brads
1-inch binders
5-subject dividers
Scissors
Glue sticks
Scotch tape
Masking tape
Index cards
Paperback dictionaries and thesauruses
Tissues – boxes and personal packs
Hand sanitizer
Note: We do NOT need spiral notebooks and loose-leaf paper.
Art supplies:
Washable paint
Paint brushes
Watercolors
Finger paints
Crayola markers: “We prefer Crayola, if it’s not too picky to ask for that!” –Alison, Jesse’s House Director (Crayolas do last a lot longer with all the use they get in our art studio.)
White school glue
Feathers
Construction paper
Drawing pads / sketch books
Children’s scissors: “We need a lot! They have legs!” –Theresa, Religious Life Program Coordinator
Butcher paper roll
Glue gun sticks
Small art canvases
You can drop them off at the Children’s Home during regular business hours. Please contact Alina Crews if you have any questions. Thank you! Click here for a printable version of this list.
2012 school supplies needed for the UMCH Rome Office
Thank you for helping our young scholars right here in Rome. Our children and youth will return to school in a few short weeks, and your UMCH Rome Office provides free school supplies to families who receive our other services. Below you will find a complete list of items that we need, based on supply lists from local schools. Thank you!
Scissors (Fiscars)
#2 pencils
Cap erasers
Highlighters
Wide-rule notebook paper
Index cards
Glue sticks
70-count spiral notebooks
Composition notebooks
24-count crayons
Washable markers
Color pencils
Dry erase markers
Rulers
Hand sanitizer
Boxes of tissues
Pocket folders, regular and plastic (solid colors only)
Pocket folders with brads (solid colors only)
3-ring pencil pouches
Quart and gallon Ziplock bags
You can drop them off at the Rome Office during regular business hours. Please contact Becky Addis for more information. Thank you! Click here for a printable version of this list.
2012 school supplies needed for the UMCH Gainesville Office
Thank you for helping our young scholars right here in Gainesville. Our children and youth will return to school in a few short weeks, and your UMCH Gainesville Office provides free school supplies to families who receive our other services. Below you will find a complete list of items that we need, based on supply lists from local schools. Thank you!
Sturdy book bags for girls and boys
Wide & College-ruled paper
#2 Pencils
Binders
Folders
Markers
Colored Pencils
Glue sticks
Erasers
Boxes of tissues
Composition notebooks
Spiral notebooks
Crayons
Rulers
Scissors
You can drop them off at the Gainesville Office during regular business hours. Please contact Cheryl Taylor for more information. Thank you! Click here for a printable version of this list.
