Central Baptist Church is partnering with Quincy area churches to sponsor the Back to School Fair for children. Central Baptist will collect 25 new backpacks and 35 sets of school supplies for 1st Graders. We will also receive lightly, gently used kids-sized shoes for all ages. Donors should remove price tags or mark bar-code with vertical black markers. The Ministry of Mission will sort the school supplies after their meeting on August 1, 2011. Please place donated school supplies and backpacks in the large white Mission Box in the Foyer. Cash donations are also welcome. Each set of school supplies should include:
- 1 bottle Elmer’s Glue (4 fluid oz)
- 1 box Colored Pencils
- 1 box of Crayons (24 count only)
- 1 box Washable Markers (wide tip)
- 1 Plastic Pencil box
- 1 regular size box Kleenex
- 1 Scissors (Fiskar)
- 1 watercolors (Prang, only)
- 1 wide line spiral notebook
- 1 wooden ruler
- 2 pink erasers
- 2 pocket folders
- 12 pencils #2
- Box of 1 Gallon size Ziploc Bags
Volunteers are welcome to sort and place donated items in backpacks the first week of August. Contact Peggy Cumby to volunteer. The 2011 Back to School Fair is scheduled for Saturday, August 6 at the First Baptist Church (www.fbcqcy.com), 739 N. 8th Street, Quincy, Illinois 62301, Phone: 217-223-4468.
