School starts for ALL Children soon.... with or without supplies.
Think about that.
Imagine being in preschool or kindergarten, afraid and insecure, looking around at other children who have new clothes and shoes on, new back packs full of the coolest supplies and you are just simply, there.
Your clothes don't fit but your family has to make it work. You carried 'parts' of pencils and crayons & a few sheets of paper to school in a plastic grocery bag. You are trying to hide the gaping whole in your tennis shoes from the eyes of onlookers.
There is no sight of a 'lunch bag' or cool lunch box. Thankfully, your family is eligible for free lunches or reduced lunches, so you don't have to worry about the embarrassment of sitting (for what seems to be an eternity) watching others eat.
Everyone seems to be excited about the 'new' school year. And you.... You simply just want to fade into the walls and disappear.
Unfortunately, this is the truth/reality for so many children in our local communities.
Be The Difference! Remember 'THAT' child while you are out at Target/Walmart/KMart/Staples/Meijer's, etc.
Send Supplies to:
The Austin Brothers Company
43422 West Oaks Drive Suite #220
Novi, Michigan 48377
Crayons | Construction Paper | Rulers | Zip Lock Baggies (all sizes) |
Color Pencils | Computer Paper | Yarn | Ink Pens (Blue, Black & Red) |
Glue Sticks | Lined Paper | Markers | Fat Pencils |
Elmer's Glue | Safety Scissors | Dry Erase Markers | Play Dough |
Back Packs | Pencil Cases | Side Walk Chalk | Two Pocket Folders (Red, Blue, Green & Yellow) |
1 Subject Notebooks (Red, Blue, Green & Yellow) |
Mittens/Gloves | Winter Hats | Kleenex |
First Reader Books | Story Books | Hand Sanitizer |