VEAP Collecting School Supplies for Children in Need

VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People) is now accepting school supply donations and registering children in need of supplies for the 2011-12 school year.

Children in kindergarten through 12th grade who live in Edina, Bloomington, Richfield and South Minneapolis are eligible to receive the free supplies. In addition, students must be between 5 and 18 years of age by Sept. 1 and the household must be in financial need.

Once your children are pre-registered, a pick-up date and time will be scheduled. The following information is required:

• Head of household photo ID.
• Official mail addressed to head of household dated no later than July 1, 2011.
• If a child has not been registered with VEAP in 2011, an original document such as a birth certificate or social security card.

To register for free supplies, you must call 952-888-9616. All children must be registered by 6 p.m. Aug. 11. No walk-in or in-person registrations will be accepted.

New school supply donations are being accepted until Aug. 15, including:

• Rulers
• Crayons (24-count boxes)
• Erasers
• Glue Sticks
• Glue Bottles
• Dry erase markers
• Composition notebooks
• Loose-leaf paper
• Backpacks
• Spiral notebooks
• Two-pocket folders
• Pencil pouches and boxes
• Blue or black ink pens
• Colored pencils
• Markers
• Highlighters
• Scissors

Supplied can be dropped off at the following sites:

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• Bloomington Civic Plaza
• Bloomington Public Works
• Creekside Community Center
• Crowne Plaza
• Normandale Lake Office Park
• Oxboro Library
• Penn Lake Library
• Richfield-Bloomington Credit Union

Pick-up of supplies will be at VEAP's Bloomington office at 9731 James Ave. S. For more information, call VEAP at 952-888-6916.