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Palatine Township’s 32nd Annual Apple Tree Campaign!
School supplies and backpack donations for under-resourced children from kindergarten - 9th grade who attend D15 and D211 schools.
Participate in Palatine Township’s 32nd Annual Apple Tree Campaign!
Now in its 32nd year, Palatine Township’s Apple Tree Campaign is accepting donations of new school supplies and backpacks for under-resourced kindergarteners through 9th graders living in the Township who attend District 15 and 211 schools.
Palatine Township will “kick off” the Annual Tree Campaign by asking that you still donate school supplies to children at need. While our traditional “kick off” has changed because of the cancellation of the Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest Parade, the need in Palatine Township continues.
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A list of needed school supplies can be found at palatinetownship-il.gov/apple-tree-campaign/. Donations will be accepted from July 1 through July 29, 2020. School supplies and backpacks will be distributed at the Palatine Township Center prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school year.
School supplies and backpacks can be dropped off at Palatine Township Center during normal business hours: Mondays from 8:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Checks can be made payable to Palatine Township Needy Family Fund with ‘Apple Tree’ written in the memo line, and dropped off or mailed to: Palatine Township, 721 S. Quentin Road, Palatine, Illinois, 60067. Online donations can be made at the Palatine Township Donate page at https://palatinetownship-il.gov/donate/. Please include “Apple Tree” in the message portion.
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This year the Township will provide registered children with customized pre-packed backpacks will all the supplies they need. The Township will distribute backpacks to registered children via curbside pick-up on their appointed date and time.
“We invite our residents to support the Apple Tree Program and ensure its success. Please help this worthwhile program, either by a monetary donation or by donating school supplies,” said Palatine Township Supervisor Sharon Langlotz-Johnson. “The Apple Tree program is focused on providing in-need children with the supplies they need for school, despite financial circumstances, so that they can concentrate on learning.”
For questions about the program, please call the Township at 847-358-6700 or email Lori Llindberg at Llindberg@palatinetownship-il.gov or Judy Mazzone at JMazzone@palatinetownship-il.gov.
