AAA's 'Building Blocks' Program to Support West Chester Friends School

In an effort to help local schools, AAA Mid-Atlantic will collect school supplies through September 15 at more than 60 AAA locations including its retail and car care centers, according to a press release issued Wednesday.

Schools around the Philadelphia area will benefit from the drive.

The campaign, “Building Blocks to Support Our Future Members,” encourages AAA associates, members and the general public to donate new, unused school supplies, the release states.

Some of the most urgently needed supplies include pencils, composition books and folders. The local schools supported by the collection drive are chosen by AAA associates and after the donations are collected, AAA associates will deliver the supplies to their chosen school, they said.

“AAA cares deeply about the communities in which we live and serve,” says Jana Tidwell, Manager of Public and Government Affairs, in a statement. “AAA aims to ensure that students have what they need when they get to school, which takes pressure off children and families and gets the school year started right.”

Supplies for the schools listed below will be collected at the following locations:

• Ardmore: 30 Greenfield Avenue, School to Receive Donations: CADES Center, Swarthmore
• Clifton Heights: 5233 W. Baltimore Avenue; School to Receive Donations: Garrettford Elementary, Drexel Hill
• Downingtown: 105 Quarry Road, School to Receive Donations: East Ward Elementary
• Fairless Hills: 110 Lincoln Highway, School to Receive Donations: Grandview Elementary, Morrisville
• Glen Mills: 1810 Wilmington Pike, School to Receive Donations: Greenwood Elementary, Kennett Sq.
• King of Prussia: 139 E. DeKalb Pike, School to Receive Donations: Upper Merion High School
• NE Philadelphia: 9475 Roosevelt Blvd., School to Receive Donations: Honary Munoz-Marin School
• Philadelphia: 1801 Market Street, School to Receive Donations: Franklin Towne Charter Elementary
• South Philadelphia: 1601 S. Columbus Blvd., School to Receive Donations: Penrose School, Philadelphia
• Warrington: 865 Easton Road, School to Receive Donations: John Barclay Elementary
• Wayne: 849 West Lancaster Avenue, School to Receive Donations: Gotwals Elementary, Norristown
• West Chester: 707 E. Gay Street, School to Receive Donations: West Chester Friends School