School Supply Drive Gearing Up in Douglas County
The Back 2 School Drive for Douglas County is a collaborative effort between local school districts, non-profits, and community volunteers to meet the school supply needs of students and teachers in our county. This includes public schools in Lawrence (USD497), Eudora (USD491), and Baldwin City (USD348).
2024 collaborators include: Baldwin City Schools, ECKAN, Eudora Schools Foundation, Lawrence Schools Foundation, USD497 Native American Student Services, Salvation Army, and United Way of Kaw Valley.
Donations of money and supplies will be collected during the month of July through business and community partnerships, tabling outside of retail stores, online wish lists and donation bins at:
- Baldwin City Public Library
- Black Hills Energy
- Central Bank (Lawrence Locations)
- Chick-fil-A in Lawrence
- Dillons Grocery Store 70 (23rd St.)
- Eudora Community Library
- First State Bank & Trust - (6th Street and Vermont Locations)
- Hy-Vee
- Kristi R. Keefer Insurance Agency, Inc., Farmers Insurance
- Kurt Goeser State Farm Insurance Agent
- Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
- Lawrence Family Vision Clinic
- McGrew Real Estate
- Mid American Credit Union
- Premier Martial Arts
- Sylvan Learning Center of Lawrence
- Unity Church of Lawrence
- Watkins Museum of History
Here are the things our kids need to start the school year! New items only please. (List is subject to change)
- Backpacks
- 2-Pocket Folders (Plastic Preferred)
- Comp Notebooks (Wide Ruled)
- Anti-Bacterial Wipes (Clorox Preferred)
- Headphones (Youth Size) (over-the-ear)
- Kid Scissors
- Pencil Boxes (Plastic)
- Markers (8 or 10 count classic colors)
- Markers (Dry Erase, Black & Blue Preferred)
- Tissues (Boxes)
- Glue Sticks
- Color Pencils (12-Packs)
- Highlighters
- Notebooks, College Ruled
- Earbuds
This year, you can give directly to the school foundation of your choice to help purchase more supplies!
Lawrence Schools
https://lawrenceschoolsfoundation.org/donation-form/
Eudora Schools
bit.ly/DonateESF (you can put School Supply Drive in the comment box)
Baldwin City Schools
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=4SDTFM7TRXHS2 (you can add a note after entering your amount)
Volunteers make this county-wide collaboration possible! Check out this year's opportunities on our free volunteer platform at: https://www.kawvalleyvolunteers.org/need/index?tag=Douglas+County+-+Back+2+School+Drive
Tabling Volunteers Needed – July 19 and 20 at both Walmart Locations from 10 am to 6 pm
Backpack Stuffing Event – August 5 and 6 at the Salvation Army
A Note about how supplies are distributed...
No application is required to get supplies, families just need to contact their school to make sure they are on the list. Supplies will be pre-packed according to the school supply lists for the 2024-2025 school year and students will be able to pick out their own backpack to carry their supplies. Multiple distribution locations will be available.
All supplies will be given to families free of charge.