| Many families are experienced at purchasing school | | | | directly to the teacher at that time. Explain that you |
| supplies for their children. They buy in bulk at the | | | | want them to go to a student who may have need of |
| beginning of the year and find that at the end of the | | | | them in the next year. The teachers appreciate this |
| school year they have a lot of extra school supplies | | | | type of thoughtfulness almost as much as the |
| left over. If their children are heading to another school, | | | | students do. You save them money and also allow |
| for instance moving from elementary school to middle | | | | them to teach more effectively when all the students |
| school or if these supplies are not needed for their | | | | have the proper tools at hand. |
| next year's class, how can these supplies be used | | | | · Donate to a Charity - There are many charities in |
| without throwing them away? Many places need | | | | every community that collect school supplies before |
| these school supplies and parents can donate them to | | | | the year starts off for underprivileged children. These |
| give less fortunate children the school supplies that | | | | community organizations were created because many |
| they need for free. | | | | school districts are so underfunded. You can drop off |
| · Donate to the School - Many schools are having | | | | the items and the charity makes sure that they go to |
| budgetary issues and funding cuts. They cannot afford | | | | those children who really need them. |
| to supplies many of the items their lower income | | | | Do not throw out extra school supplies or those that |
| students need. If the teachers can afford it, they help | | | | are left over from the previous year. It is important to |
| these students out. In most cases they students simply | | | | recycle them by donating them to the school, teacher |
| suffer because there is no funding for these school | | | | or local charity. Budgetary cuts and the poor economic |
| supplies. Take your extra school supplies to the school | | | | times mean that there are many students who may |
| and donate them. The supplies go to those students | | | | do without the basics if it were not for these types of |
| who really need them and they appreciate every item | | | | donations. Not only do you make it easier for children |
| that is donated. | | | | to learn by donating, but you also feel good about |
| · Donate to the Teacher - If you know at the end of | | | | yourself. |
| the school year what supplies are left over, offer them | | | | |