9 SCHOOL TOOLS SUPPLY DRIVE

9 SCHOOL TOOLS SUPPLY DRIVE

The Carolina’s Largest School Supply Drive & Virtual Fundraiser!

9 School Tools is back and bigger than ever!
Are you ready to join us and make an impact? Let’s go!

Learn More About How to Get Involved with our 2023 9 School Tools Supply Drive.
Sign up to host your drive — in person or online!

Your support is more crucial this year than ever before. Every November, we receive updated statistics on free/reduced lunches for the schools we cater to. Typically, a few schools become eligible due to changes in student populations. However, this year is different. We have welcomed 34 newly eligible schools, and what’s even more significant is the addition of 38,000 students who are relying on our support. To ensure we can adequately meet the needs of these additional students without compromising our impact on those already being served, we need more essential supplies like paper and pencils, which are crucial for both students and teachers.

The need just keeps growing in our area – with one in every two local students living in poverty and many unable to afford even the most basic supplies required to learn alongside their peers. To make matters worse, more than 4,000 students in CMS alone are experiencing homelessness.

You can help turn the game around for these students in need! By donating today, you can make a tangible difference in these deserving students’ lives and ensure they have access to the resources necessary to succeed and thrive!

156,000 local students need = 1,000,000 school supplies needed

How you can help:
Host a traditional supply drive
Host a virtual supply drive
Make a financial donation
Make a school supply donation

When:
You choose your supply drive dates between Monday, July 10 – Thursday, August 31, 2023

Who:
We invite everyone to Donate or Host A Supply Drive:

Individuals, Businesses, Corporations, Faith Groups, Civic Groups, Neighborhoods,  Book Clubs, Sports Teams, etc.

Questions?
Email Darden Blow, Director of Community Engagement
or
Schedule A Meeting on Darden’s calendar.

The 9 School Tools in greatest demand are:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons
  • Colored Markers
  • Glue Sticks
  • Pocket Folders
  • Filler Paper
  • Composition Books
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Highlighters

Supply Drive Coordinator Resources

*Schedule your donation drop-off here.* 

Ready to drop off your donated school supplies?

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Help us save time!
Download your Sorting Sheet and Schedule your Donation Drop-off

Please specify the total amounts of each item collected in numbers. Note the supplies that need to be counted individually versus in packs.

Print your emailed summary of your Sorting Sheet and bring it with you when you drop off your donation. Please hand it to the Classroom Central team member, that helps you unload your car.