Sundays: July 29-August 12
Congregations for Kids, a coalition of local congregations, helps students from low-income families within the Bellevue School District have a Good Start Back to School. Partnering with the school district, Eastside businesses and community organizations equip students with backpacks and supplies needed for the school year. Once again, Presbyterian Women and Vacation Bible School are partnering with Congregations for Kids by collecting school supplies. There will be a bus to collect supplies in the narthex through August 12.
Supplies shopping list:
- Sturdy backpacks for all grade levels (no slings or wheels), padded backs for 4th-HS; large size for middle and HS with laptop compartments, solid colors for HS; no red for MS or HS.
- Composition books (wide rule)
- Erasers (standard size, Pink Pearl)
- Crayons (sets of 24)
- Yellow highlighters
- Markers, boxes of 8-10, wide, washable (Crayola Classic Colors)
- Markers, Expo Dry Erase chisel tip black
- Markers, boxes of 10, think, non-washable (Crayola Classic Colors)
- Crayola Colored pencils, boxes of 12
- Pencils, sets of 10-12 (Ticonderoga Brand)
- Dividers (sets of 5-8)
- Scissors, 5" pointed (Fiskars brand only)
- Scissors, 6" pointed (Fiskars brand only)
- 8GB+ USB flash drives
- Paper, lined wide rule
- Spiral notebooks, wide rule, 70 page single subject
Checks can be made out to: Congregations for Kids/EISCC
Memo line: "Back to School"
(No gift cards, please.)
For more information: www.congregations4kids.org