ACPS FACE Center Kicks off School Supplies Drive

ACPS FACE Center Kicks off School Supplies Drive

Alexandria, Va. – Alexandria City Public Schools’ (ACPS) Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Center and Community Partners for Children (CPC), an Alexandria nonprofit organization, will kick off their annual Back-to-School Drive for school supplies for students this Tuesday, July 29. Each fall, many Alexandria students of all ages face the prospect of starting school without adequate supplies.

“By coming together as a community, we can ensure all students have the basic tools to start the school year with confidence,” says FACE Manager Krishna Leyva.

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 school supplies for all age groups. These supplies will then be distributed to ACPS students through each school’s social workers.

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 Sunday, Aug. 24. Anyone wishing to contribute may help as follows:

• Donate new backpacks and school supplies by dropping them off in one of the donation boxes at the locations listed in the flier.
• Volunteer to help sort school supplies on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at T.C. Williams High School. To volunteer, email Krishna Leyva.

FACE thanks the local sponsors who support the drive and provide sites for the donation boxes. Donation boxes are located at the area businesses listed in the flier.

DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
Please drop off new school supplies at these area businesses.
The supplies will be distributed to children in the Alexandria City Public Schools. Thank you!

DEL RAY AREA

Cora Kelly Recreation Center – 25 W. Reed Ave.
Dept. of Community & Human Services – 2525 Mount Vernon Ave. The Dairy Godmother – 2308 Mount Vernon Ave.
Eclectic Nature Gift & Garden Center – 1503 Mount Vernon Ave. Grace Episcopal Church – 3601 Russell Rd.
Nature's Nibbles – 2601 Mount Vernon Ave.
Pork Barrel BBQ – 2312 Mount Vernon Ave.

OLD TOWN AREA

Alexandria Bar Association – 520 King St., Suite 202 Alexandria City Hall – 301 King St., Main Lobby & 2nd Floor Alexandria Fire Department – 900 Second St.
Altarum Institute – 2000 Duke St., Suite 200
Artfully Chocolate – 506 John Carlyle St.
Carlyle Place – 2251 Eisenhower Ave
Charles Houston Recreation Center – 901 Wythe St.
Delta Career Education Corporation – 99 Canal Center Plaza MPR Associates, Inc. – 320 King St.
McEnearney Associates – 109 S. Pitt St.
PTO Federal Credit Union – 501 Dulaney St., 1st Floor Volunteer Alexandria – 123 N. Alfred St., 1st Floor

OTHER ALEXANDRIA LOCATIONS

Alexandria Health Department – 4480 King St., 4th Floor Alexandria INOVA Hospital – 4320 Seminary Rd.
Alexandria Transportation & Environmental Services – 2900 Business Center Drive
Congregation Agudas Achim – 2908 Valley Dr. Crave Frozen Yogurt – 3610 King St., Bradlee Center DASH – 3000 Business Center Drive
Lee Center – 1108 Jefferson St.

T.C. Williams High School – 3330 King St., Main Office Tempo Restaurant – 4231 Duke St.
William Ramsay Recreation Center – 5650 Sanger Ave.

THE FOLLOWING BURKE & HERBERT LOCATIONS
Carlyle – 1775 Jamieson Ave. Fairlington – 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 Rd.
Duncan Branch – 2501 Commonwealth Ave.

RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES
The Alexander – Apartments – 4390 King St.
The Asher – Apartments – 620 N. Fayette St.
Bell Dell Ray – Apartments – 625 East Monroe St.
Braddock Place – Condominium – 1200 Braddock Place
The Henry – Condominium – 525 N. Fayette St.
The Kingsley – Apartments – 500 Madison St.
London Park Towers – Apartments – 5375 Duke St.
Meridian at Braddock – Apartments – 1200 First St.
Park East – Condominium – 1225 Martha Custis Drive
Place One – Condominium – 5500 Holmes Run Parkway
Port Royal – Condominium – 801 N. Pitt St.
The Sentinel of Landmark – Condominium – 6300 Stevenson Ave. Whitestone at Landmark – Apartments – 250 S. Whiting St.

SUPPLIES NEEDED: 

Backpacks

Spiral notebooks

Wide-Rule filler paper 

3 ring binders

2 pocket folders

Subject dividers

Pencil boxes

Scissors

Glue

Rulers

Pencils

Pens

Pencil sharpeners 

Erasers

Markers

Crayons

Highlighters

Tissues

For more information, contact Gerson Paniagua at 703-824-6865 or gerson.paniagua@acps.k12.va.us