Back to School Supply Drive Runs Through Friday

A back-to-school supply drive hosted by a Southfield-based real estate company will run through Friday will help several schools in Oakland and Wayne Counties, including Schroeder Elementary School in Troy.

"Many of us will spend this weekend shopping for supplies to get our children prepared for back to school, but it is easy to forget that there are members of our community struggling to provide these materials for their children at the start of the school year," said Andrew Farbman, CEO of the Farbman Group, which is sponsoring the drive.

The group is asking community members to join employees and building tenants to help fill collection boxes at its offices in Troy, Southfield, Bingham Farms and Detroit.

Local donations of school supplies such as crayons, pens, pencils, erasers, notebooks, rulers, tissues and binders can be made at the Sheffield Office Park, 3250, 3290, 3310 W. Big Beaver Road.

The Farbman Group is a full-service real estate firm managing more than 20-million square feet of office, retail, multi-family and industrial space throughout southeast Michigan.