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Drive-through school supplies collected Aug. 22

The Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) team at St. Joseph Parish in Homewood is hosting a “back to school” supplies drive from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, in the church parking lot, 17949 Dixie Highway. The supplies will help families served through PADS, Respond Now and other local organizations.

The Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) team at St. Joseph Parish in Homewood is hosting a “back to school” supplies drive from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, in the church parking lot, 17949 Dixie Highway.

The supplies will help families served through PADS, Respond Now and other local organizations.

Donations needed include glue sticks, pencils, pens, colored pencils, highlighters, markers, crayons, notebooks, Post-It Notes, index cards, loose leaf paper, three-ring binders, small bottles of hand sanitizer, small boxes of tissues, backpacks, headphones.

Supporters are also asking for backpacks, headphones and pencil cases. Donations of gift cards to Target or Walmart will be accepted.

To meet social distancing requirements, donors are asked to put the items in their car trunk. Volunteers will remove them during the drive-thru supplies drive.

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