Donate School Supplies to Needy Children at Huntington Station Drop-Off

Hundreds of needy children in Suffolk County will receive brand new backpacks filled with school supplies at the end of the summer. But first, these backpacks need to be filled.

Huntington residents can drop off school supplies at Legislator Lou D’Amaro’s office, at 130 West Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station, before August 10.

Items needed include:

• 4 oz Elmer’s Glue
• Glue Sticks
• Fiskars Children’s Scissors
• Wide & Thin Crayola Washable Markers
• Folders with pockets
• Pencils
• Crayons
• Colored Pencils
• Composition Notebooks
• Pencil cases
• Index cards and boxes
• Pencil sharpeners
• Erasers
• Rulers
• Erasable pens
• Highlighters
• Book covers
• Baby wipes
• Ziploc Bags (sandwich and gallon sizes)

The kids, ages 6 to 17, will get these backpacks in Suffolk County later this summer.

Event invitations will be sent to needy children at homeless shelters, local parish outreaches and to families at Department of Labor sites across Suffolk County.

The tenth annual “Back Pack Pirates” Drive will be held thanks to The Long Island Coalition for the Homeless who partnered with Holiday Magic, Every Child’s Dream and the Suffolk County Legislature.

The children will spend the day at Dorothy P Flint 4-H Camp in Riverhead and will get to enjoy camp activities like treasure hunts, swimming, nature games, a barbecue lunch and more.

“These needy children don’t often get a chance to experience this type of adventure,” said Legislator D’Amaro in a statement. “It will be a fun and educational event and every participant gets to walk away with a cool back pack filled with supplies they will need for school. I am once again asking our local community to come out and generously support this great program.”

For more information or to volunteer to assist with this event, call the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless at (631) 464-4314.

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