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Data
| Year (click on the date for pictures and specific data) |
Pounds of Materials |
Volunteers for Sorting |
Hours Spent Sorting |
| 2002 |
5,320 |
14 |
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| 2003 |
5,594 |
12 |
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| 2004 |
7,023 |
24 |
194 |
| 2005 |
9,784 |
124 |
961 |
| 2006 |
5,718 |
103 |
427 |
| 2007 * |
9,016 |
58 |
417 |
| 2008 |
15,021 |
91 |
626 |
| 2009 |
14,480 |
208 |
1,036 |
* View pictures showing Drive for
Supplies meterials that were distributed in Iraq by
Lt. Sean Egan (pictures) in 2007: Helping school childrenin Ramadi,
Anbar Province, Iraq.
The father of Lt. Sean Egan, USMC, who is stationed in Iraq, is working to collect supplies for school children in Ramadi, Abbar Province, Iraq. (Lt. Egan is an alumni of Montgomery County, attending Greenwood Elem., Farquhar MS, Rosa Parks MS, and graduating from Sherwood HS in 1998 before attending the University of Maryland and earning a degree in Economics in 2003.) Read the attached pdf file showing some pictures of the school children in Ramadi and giving some background information about the work there. (pdf file)
Drive for Supplies is a Learn Shop, Inc. program to encourage students to donate used, but usable, school supplies. Montgomery County Public Schools participates at the end-of-the-school year when they encourage students to clean out their lockers, bookbags and/or desks and donate their used, but usable, supplies. At the same time, our schools are using this opportunity to educate students about recycling.
The Drive for Supplies program serves two functions. First, it collects unneeded, but still usable school supplies (pens, pencils, crayons, note paper, glue, rulers, notebooks, etc.) that will be donated to disadvantaged children. Second, along with promoting community action, the Drive for Supplies project saves MCPS money by reducing disposal costs while also reducing waste in our community landfills.
Drive for Supplies is a program to encourage students
to donate used, but usable school supplies at the end
of the school year when they clean out their lockers,
bookbags, and desks. At the same time, it is an opportunity
to educate students about recycling.
The Drive for Supplies program serves two functions.
First, it collects used but still usable school supplies
(pens, pencils, crayons, note paper, glue, rulers, notebooks,
etc.) that will be donated to disadvantaged children.
Second, along with promoting community action, the Drive
for Supplies project saves Montgomery County Public
Schools (MCPS) money by reducing disposal costs while
also reducing waste in our community landfills.
Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, has endorsed
the development of the Drive for Supplies program for
all MCPS schools
Drive for Supplies was conceived
in 1999 by Kevin and Louise Newcomer, founders of Learn
Shop, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Wheaton,
Maryland. Each year since its inception, the program
has been expanded. In 2001, with a renewed emphasis
on recycling, many of the elementary, middle, and high
schools in Montgomery County participated in, collecting
an estimated $60,000 worth of supplies. In 2000, with
the full support of Superintendent Dr. Weast, the program,
supported mainly by middle schools, collected $75,000
in supplies. In the Spring of 2001, even more supplies
were collected. In 2002, the Student Affairs Office
began coordinating the MCPS supply drive and began collecting
data by weight. See the individual web pages by date
to look at data and pictures.
(Learn Shop, Inc. is a Montgomery
County based United Way organization dedicated to improving
economically disadvantaged school communities throughout
the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Drive for
Supplies is a Learn Shop,
Inc. year-round program. You may contact Learn Shop
directly at info@learnshop.org or Kevin_Newcomer@yahoo.com.
For information about the end of the school year collaboration
with MCPS, call the Student Affairs Office at 301-670-1419.
(2010)
Memo
to Principals (pdf) to be posted when approved
Data
Chart for collection (good for your school's record
keeping)
Checklist (pdf) to be posted when approved (checklist at a glance)
Sample Student
Sign-up for Schools (to help you organize your school's
project)
Flyers
(both secondary and elementary levels)
Secondary
School Flyer (for use in middle and high schools)
Elementary
School Flyer
History
(pdf) to be posted when approved (some background information on the program)
(no password is needed - just click on "request") MCPS schools and offices wishing to participate in Drive for Supplies should register on or before May 7, 2010.
MCPS will provide boxes, labels,
tape for your collection. MCPS will pick up collected supplies during the first two weeks in July. Questions?
Email Karen_L_Crawford@mcpsmd.org
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| (no password is needed - just click on "request") Schools and offices should report on or before June 16, 2010, the number of boxes they collected that will be picked up during the first two weeks in July. |
After the conference until 6:00 p.m. schools, families, and non-profit agencies may pick up supplies. Non-profit organizations must pre-register. The registration link will be activated on this site shortly. We are trying to help as many as we can, therefore, we are requesting that those picking up supplies are considerate of others - organizations and schools will be limited to picking up three boxes and families will be limited to picking up one bag of supplies.
– Can you help sort supplies
this summer? Middle and high school student volunteers
are needed to sort and organize donated school supplies
for distribution to local, national, and international
programs for children. This is a pre-approved student
service learning activity. Sorting will take place in
the cafeteria of Richard Montgomery High School Monday
– Tuesday, July 19-20, from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
We need student help from 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
helping schools, organizations, and families with supplies. After 6:00 p.m. any "left over" supplies will be packed up.
No pre-registration or sign-up is necessary. Just show
up and sign-in. For students working the full 10am-2pm,
bring a bag lunch, including your beverage!
Questions? Call the Student Affairs Office at 301-670-1419.
Student Service Learning form for 2010 hours (pdf)
Due date: September
The "Clean
Your Desk" campaign for Nicaraguan school kids
has curriculum lesson plans that are available on their
web site. Drive for Supplies will again donate to this
organization to help the children in the rural schools
of Nicaragua.
Drive for Supplies
does not collect clothing. Schools in Montgomery County
that wish to collect and donate clothing may contact
Ms. Julie Maltzman, the director of the clothing programs
at the Community Ministries’ Clothing Centers,
located in Rockville and in Germantown. For more information,
call:
Rockville Clothing Center: 301-424-3796
Upcounty Clothing Center: 301-997-1267
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