FACE Center Kicks off School Supplies Drive
Alexandria, Va. – Alexandria City Public Schools’ Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Center and Community Partners for Children (CPC), an Alexandria nonprofit organization, this week kicked off their annual Back-to-School Drive for school supplies for students. Each fall, many Alexandria students of all ages face the prospect of starting school without adequate supplies.
“ACPS families have benefitted from this drive and the commitment of CPC for the last 21 years to ensure that all Alexandria children are prepared for school,” said FACE Manager Shanna Samson. “FACE wants every student qualifying for free or reduced-price school meals to have the basic tools to start the school year with confidence.”
In partnership with CPC and local businesses, FACE will collect backpacks, spiral notebooks, wide-rule notebook paper, pens, pencils, crayons, erasers, two- pocket folders, pencil pouches, scissors, rulers and other school supplies for all age groups. These items will then be distributed to ACPS students.
FACE is asking the community to donate new backpacks and school supplies by dropping them off in collection bins placed in local area businesses.
The Back-to-School Drive runs until Aug. 19. Backpacks stuffed with supplies will be distributed to students during FACE’s annual Back to School Family Night at T.C. Williams.
Anyone wishing to contribute may help as follows:
* Between July 22 and Aug. 21, donate new backpacks and school supplies by dropping them off in one of the donation boxes at the locations listed below.
* Send gift cards from local retailers (Target, Walmart, Staples, OfficeMax or CVS)to The FACE Center, T.C. Williams High School, Room No. A123, 3330 King St., Alexandria, Va. 22302. Gift cards will be used to purchase supplies to be distributed.
* Volunteer to help sort school supplies on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at T.C. Williams High School. To volunteer, email shanna.samson@acps.k12.va.us.
FACE thanks the following local sponsors who support the drive and provide sites for the donation boxes.
Donation boxes are located at the area businesses listed below:
DEL RAY AREA
“ACPS families have benefitted from this drive and the commitment of CPC for the last 21 years to ensure that all Alexandria children are prepared for school,” said FACE Manager Shanna Samson. “FACE wants every student qualifying for free or reduced-price school meals to have the basic tools to start the school year with confidence.”
In partnership with CPC and local businesses, FACE will collect backpacks, spiral notebooks, wide-rule notebook paper, pens, pencils, crayons, erasers, two- pocket folders, pencil pouches, scissors, rulers and other school supplies for all age groups. These items will then be distributed to ACPS students.
FACE is asking the community to donate new backpacks and school supplies by dropping them off in collection bins placed in local area businesses.
The Back-to-School Drive runs until Aug. 19. Backpacks stuffed with supplies will be distributed to students during FACE’s annual Back to School Family Night at T.C. Williams.
Anyone wishing to contribute may help as follows:
* Between July 22 and Aug. 21, donate new backpacks and school supplies by dropping them off in one of the donation boxes at the locations listed below.
* Send gift cards from local retailers (Target, Walmart, Staples, OfficeMax or CVS)to The FACE Center, T.C. Williams High School, Room No. A123, 3330 King St., Alexandria, Va. 22302. Gift cards will be used to purchase supplies to be distributed.
* Volunteer to help sort school supplies on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at T.C. Williams High School. To volunteer, email shanna.samson@acps.k12.va.us.
FACE thanks the following local sponsors who support the drive and provide sites for the donation boxes.
Donation boxes are located at the area businesses listed below:
DEL RAY AREA
A Show of Hands – 2301 Mount Vernon Ave.
Artfully Chocolate – 2003A Mount Vernon Ave.
Caboose Café – 2419 Mount Vernon Ave.
Cora Kelly Recreation Center -- 25 W. Reed Ave.
Dairy Godmother – 2308 Mount Vernon Ave.
Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center – 1503 Mount Vernon Ave.
FireFlies – 1501 Mount Vernon Ave.
Grace Episcopal Church – 3601 Russell Rd.
Nature's Nibbles – 2601 Mount Vernon Ave.
Neighborhood Pharmacy — 2204 Mount Vernon Ave.
Pork Barrel BBQ — 2312 Mount Vernon Ave.
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub – 2300 Mount Vernon Ave.
Ultimate Results — 2305 Mount Vernon Ave.
Yates Automotive – 317 E. Braddock Road
Yoga in Daily Life – 2402 Mount Vernon Ave.
OLD TOWN AREA
Alexandria City Hall – 301 King St., Main Lobby and Second Floor
ASIS International – 1625 Prince St.
Charles Houston Recreation Center — 901 Wythe St.
McEnearney Associates – 109 S. Pitt St.
Today's Cargo – 1102 King St.
Volunteer Alexandria – 123 N Alfred St., First Floor
THE FOLLOWING BURKE & HERBERT BANK LOCATIONS
Carlyle – 1775 Jamieson Ave.
Fairlington Branch – 1705 Fern St.
King Street – 621 King St.
Landmark — 155 N. Paxton St.
Main Office – 100 S. Fairfax St.
Monroe Ave – 306 E. Monroe Ave.
ALL ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES
Barrett Branch – 717 Queen St.
Beatley Branch – 5005 Duke St.
Burke Branch – 4701 Seminary Road
Duncan Branch – 2501 Commonwealth Ave.
OTHER ALEXANDRIA LOCATIONS
Alexandria Department of Health – 4480 King St., Fourth Floor
Alexandria INOVA – 4320 Seminary Road
William Ramsay Recreation Center — 5650 Sanger Ave.
Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center — 1108 Jefferson St.
State Farm — 1705 Centre Plaza
Church of the Resurrection – 2280 N Beauregard St.
Commonwealth Federal Credit Union – 4875 Eisenhower Ave.
Congregation Agudas Achim – 2908 Valley Dr.
The Church of St. Clement – 1701 Quaker Ln.
The Sentinel of Landmark – 6300 Stevenson Ave.
Crave Frozen Yogurt – 3610 King St., Bradlee Center
Northern Virginia Community College—3001 N. Beauregard St.
FACE is a program of the Alexandria City Public Schools and Community Partners for Children is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps Alexandria children. For more information about FACE or CPC, contact Shanna Samson at 703-824-6865.
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