Donate School Supplies To Homeless Children At Huntington Drop-Off

Suffolk County Legis. Steve Stern has partnered with the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless to bring school supplies to more than 300 homeless children throughout Suffolk County.

Residents can drop off school supplies to Stern's office, located at 1842 E. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington. The deadline is August 1.

“I am asking our community to help collect school supplies because it is important for all children to start off the school year right," Stern said in a press release. "Please help this worthy cause by donating these much needed supplies."

Items needed include:

• 4 oz Elmer’s Glue
• Glue sticks
• Fiskars Children’s Scissors
• Wide and thin Crayola Washable Markers
• Folders with pockets
• Red folders
• Black music folders
• Plastic-colored folders
• Pencils
• Crayola Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Sharpened No. 2 pencils
• Wide-ruled b&w notebooks
• 3x5 index cards
• Index card boxes
• Pencil boxes
• Manual pencil sharpeners
• Erasers
• Rulers (two in one)
• Erasable pens
• Highlighters
• Book covers
• Baby wipes
• Ziploc Bags (sandwich and gallon sizes)
• Tissues
• Large T-shirts for smocks
• Dry erase markers
• Black Sharpie markers
• Fine-point colored markers
• Broad-tip markers
• Socks for dry erase wipes
• Plastic shoe box

For more information, please contact Legislator Stern’s office at (631) 854-5100.

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