Chestnut Hill Square Hosts School Supply Drive For School On Wheels

CHESTNUT HILL, MA — Chestnut Hill Square is collecting school supplies for School on Wheels of Massachusetts through Sunday, August 28.

Donations can be dropped off in the marked donation bin located in Starbucks at the center.

“Chestnut Hill Square is pleased to partner with School on Wheels to help students experiencing
homelessness receive the supplies they need for success,” Rebekah Macchia, Marketing Director of Chestnut Hill Square, said in a statement.

Donations of need include new, unused backpacks, pencils, and pencil sharpeners, blue or black inked pens, pencil pouches, glue sticks, plastic rulers, washable markers, composition notebooks and more.

Virtual donations to purchase school supplies can be made at SOWMA.BluSchoolSupplies.com. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit School on Wheels of Massachusetts, whose mission is to support the academic, social, and emotional growth of students impacted by homelessness.

"We currently have over 7,000 backpack requests for students who are experiencing homelessness and poverty in the state,” Barbara Fox, Community Outreach Director for School on Wheels, said in a statement. "Our backpack program makes a difference to each one of these children. For the children we serve, it is the difference between choosing a meal or educational needs. We do not want anyone to have to make this choice."

For more information on the school supply drive, visit ChestnutHillSquare.com.