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Seeing the Solution in School Supplies
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The Merchant sisters saw an abundance of pencils, pens, crayons, markers, etc. accumulating in their own home as they, like many of their peers, were fortunate to get brand new school supplies at the beginning of each school year.
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They took action by setting up collection drives at the end of the academic year. They collected, sorted, and donated over 400 pounds of school supplies locally to unhoused students.
Encouraged, Insha and Sheza repeated this collection drive at the end of the following school year. Again, the bins were overflowing. This time, school supplies, including books and teaching materials, were delivered to schools serving underprivileged students in the U.S., Pakistan, and Haiti.
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The school supply drive has now become an annual tradition. Over the last eight years, with the help of our global partners, over 4,200 pounds of gently used pencils, pens, markers, crayons, rulers, calculators, and more have been kept out of landfills and have been placed in the backpacks of over 5,000 underprivileged and refugee school students.
“Supplying Hope” in Action
Set up a collection drive for donations
Start a collection drive at your school or in your neighborhood! Reach out to your administrators or community leaders to see how you can make this a community event. Some school supplies you can collect are stationery, books, and teaching materials–what else can you think of?
Sort through donated supplies
Sort school supplies in boxes in preparation for delivery. You can document how many donations you received!
Deliver school supplies to students
Collaborate with local organizations or reach out to schools needing school supplies around the world!
What Can You Do?
Do you see school supplies going to waste around you? You can start “Supplying Hope” in your school or community too!
Fill out the form below to receive your Supplying Hope Toolkit and join our movement around the globe.