3rd Annual GSCC Backpack Giveaway

Back to School Time is Approaching!!
Time to Start Planning our
3rd Annual BackPack and School Supply Giveaway
August 29, 2010

We are calling on the "Friends of GSCC" again to assist with this very important event. We plan on distributing approximately 150 fully stocked backpacks this year and we hope that our supporters can find it in their heart to donate either cash or items from the list below. Any amount or quantity will help us. Our budget is very limited, but the need is growing. We want to help the children get a good start in their school year.

Many stores like WalMart have begun their school supply sales and items can be purchased for really low prices. These sales change week to week, but supplies will diminish quickly.

More information on the 3rd Annual BackPack and School Supply Giveaway will be forthcoming in the near future, but please try to help us out if you can.

To donate goods, choose from the list below and call Mark at 313-452-0684 or Phyllis at 586-915-8946 to arrange for pick-up or drop-off at the Garden.

To donate through Paypal please go to our blog: georgiastreetgarden.blogspot.com

Or mail your donation to:
GSCC
BackPack Giveaway
9352 Georgia Street
Detroit, Michigan 48213

NOTE: If you would like a receipt for income tax purposes,
be sure to include your full name and address and one will be mailed to you.

SUPPLIES NEEDED ARE:
Backpacks, Youth and Teen Sizes, Boys and Girls
Lined Notebook Paper
Spiral Notebooks
Pencils
Erasers
Pens
Crayons
Color Pencils
Rulers
School Glue
Markers
Highlighters
Pen/Pencil Bags
2-Pocket Folders
1" Ring Binders

Check our website for updates:

www.georgiastreetcc.com

Thanks for reading...and whatever help you can offer!

Thank you for the info, Blue.

Another great event by Blue, Cub and crew. Again this year, I'll completely outfit a new backpack for a 13 yr old female. Plus I'll shop garage sales and thrift stores for another 4 or 5 lightly used backpacks.

With the whole gang colors thing, do you have any advice on which colors to avoid?

Gang colors are not a problem, Gnome, according to Cub...so anything you find we will use.

I picked up a few things at Walmart today...24 box of crayons are 25 cents...spiral notebooks are 15 cents...24 Dixon pencils for 94 cents...elmers glue for 25 cents...backpacks for $9.00.
These are great bargains for those who may be thinking about donating. Less than $20 will cover a backpack and most supplies.

I also saw Staples is beginning their school supply sales. Please keep an eye out for any relevant sales and let me know of them right away. I will do the same.

Happy Weekend everyone!

Saturday evening bump!

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Happy Weekend everyone!

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Sent through paypal and also have a friend at work who may have some extra supplies.

You have a great weekend too! :-)

Picked up a few 1" binders at Walmart today...only 75 cents each....what a deal!

Thanks for letting us know about this. I just sent in a donation.

Thanks, Roq and Teddymac! 2-pocket folders at K-Mart for 10 cents each...no limit! And their backpacks are only $8.49 till Saturday!

Is it that time already? Gotta hit the sales and find some of the stuff I have hidden.

Was told by Cub today that Meijer's has a bunch of stuff on sale...some as low as 1 cent.

Thank you to those who have already sent in their donations and those who have promised goods!

Keepin' it at the top! ...at least for a little while :-)

Sunday Morning Bump!

Happy Tuesday!

Just about a month to go...Lots of supplies still needed. The day of the Giveaway we will be provided an End of Summer barbeque along with free haircuts for the kids. This event is open to all kids in need for as long as supplies last.

Blueidone, will you tell Cub that Joe made a donation for the backpacks last week or early this week through paypal but did not put what it was for. Thanks.

I will let him know...thank you very much!

I did pick up some notebooks,Gotta go back out shopping.Gotta email or get in contact with Cub, See if he can use some things I got.

Thanks Reddog...only a few weeks to go and donations are still needed. We could also use some volunteers to help pack and distribute the backpacks. Let us know if you would like to help out.

Funny thing I was just thinking about the giveaway.I need to go back out shopping.

Monday Morning Bump!

Happy Sunday everyone! Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to gather/donate items for the BackPack Giveaway. Please check our website www.georgiastreetcc.com for more information on the event. We expect to have a need for approximately 250 backpacks

For those who are donating items, please send an e-mail to georgiast313@yahoo.com and let us know what you will be donating. We need to know what we will have on hand so that we can purchase the remaining items before the 28th of August when we fill the backpacks.

Your continued generosity is much appreciated!

I asked and found out that backpacks, filler paper, binders and pencil boxes are still needed. At Office Max - 1" binders for $0.30 this week [[limit 6 though) and filler paper $0.20 [[limit 6 as well).

Wow, talk about longevity in a thread...what is this, the Garwood Mansion thread? ;-) And why did I only see this thread now???

I'm not local, so a donation's on the way, and you'll have to do your own shopping. Thanks for the time and effort guys, keep it up.

Thank YOU, Fryar...your donation is greatly appreciated. If you are ever in town, please stop by the Garden and say "Hi". Watch for pictures after the 29th and see the smiles on the kids' faces.

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Put together a backpack and some stuff for some little darling. I'll drop it off on my way to the mosque for morning prayer.

It's on the back porch. Let me know if you find it.

Bump for a great cause. Hope to see you all soon! :)

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Thank YOU, Fryar...your donation is greatly appreciated. If you are ever in town, please stop by the Garden and say "Hi". Watch for pictures after the 29th and see the smiles on the kids' faces.

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It's on my list of places to visit.

Mark got the backpack, Gnome....thank you sooooo much!

Anyone wishing to help stuff backpacks is welcome to join us at the Community Center on Saturday, August 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. "Many hands make lighter the load."

We are still short on some supplies...color pencils, markers and highlighters especially. We understand times are hard for everyone and donations are a little lighter this year. If you can find it in your heart...and you wallet...to donate just a few items, it would be greatly appreciated.

This is the final reminder of the BackPack Giveaway. We have enough supplies to put together approximately 120 backpacks so far. If you have donated already...please accept our deepest gratitude! The generosity of the people who read this forum and our blog is nothing sort of miraculous!

Everyone is welcome to stop by the Georgia Street Main Garden and Community Center on Sunday, August 29th to see the results of our efforts and the donations of others. We will begin the Giveaway and End of Summer Vacation Cookout at 3:00 p.m. We will continue until all backpacks have been given away and the food is gone.

Each child who receives a backpack will get a free meal. All others will pay $2.00 for Chips, and drink and their choice of a hot dog, hamburger or bratwurst. While supplies last.

We look forward to seeing some of you on Sunday.

Thank you again to everyone who helped make this event possible

Hope all goes good, I will keep my eye out for sales on supplies till next year.Will pick up some of the short items next year, So hopefully you ain't short again.
This thing is one of the better things in my mind that is going on in Detroit.
Cub and all involved do a great job.As I told Cub maybe next year I will have my house settled as to spend more time helping out the GSCC.

Thank you...thank you....thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to this year's BackPack Giveaway. It was a great day! Here are a few pics...there will be more up on the website by tomorrow [[hopefully).