Politics & Government
Elk Grove Township Launches Back to School Blast Off! Program
In-need children who attend CCSD59 schools will receive donated school supplies through this yearly program.
More than half of the families in Elk Grove Township are experiencing financial hardships, which many times makes it difficult for them to purchase necessary school supplies for their children at the start of the school year.
In response to this issue, Elk Grove Township initiated the Back to School Blast Off! program in 2016, where school supplies can be donated at a dozen locations throughout the Township between now and August 18, 2017 and then are donated to CCSD59 children when they start school in the fall.
“The need for basic school supplies for the school year is something that many of us might not think about,” said Elk Grove Township Supervisor Mike Sweeney. “This program provides an important emphasis on being prepared for school, and allows these children to focus on learning.”
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Among the most needed items are: #2 Pencils - Trapper Binders - Two Packet Folders (waterproof) - Accordion Folders - 3 Ring Binders - Scissors - Plastic Pencil/Crayon Boxes - Markers/Pens - Glue Sticks - Composition Notebooks (small black and white, hard cover) - Multi-Colored Highlighters - Tissue Boxes - Paper Towels - 1 Subject Notebooks. Drop off locations are listed below:
· Arlington Heights: Elk Grove Township (2400 S. Arlington Heights Road), Community Consolidated School District 59 (2123 S. Arlington Heights Road), Parkway Bank (1408 W. Algonquin Road)
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· Elk Grove Village: OHI (106 Garlisch Drive), Parkway Bank (951 Meacham Road), Christus Victor Lutheran Church (1045 S. Arlington Heights Road), Saint Julian Eymard Catholic Church (601 Biesterfield Road), Elk Grove Park District Hattendorf Center (225 E. Elk Grove Boulevard), Elk Grove Park District Pavilion (1000 Wellington Avenue), Shinnyo-en Chicago (120 E. Devon Avenue).
· Mount Prospect: Parkway Bank (1590 S. Elmhurst Road),
· Des Plaines: Frisbie Senior Center (52 E. Northwest Highway)
School supplies can be dropped off any any of the above locations until August 18, 2017 during normal business hours. For more information, visit http://www.elkgrovetownship.com/back-to-school-blast-off/ or call 847-437-0300 and ask for Lisa Menich.
