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Back to School Drive for students at the Bethune School in Long Beach

Please stop by Light & Life Christian Fellowship West on Saturday, July 29th anytime from 11 am to 3 pm to drop off supplies for students to use during the 06-07 school year (items needed are listed below).

Dropping off your items is easy, and goodies will be available for everyone who stops by.  Light & Life Christian Fellowship West is located at 3650 Long Beach Blvd., just north of the 405 in Long Beach.

Monetary donations - used for clothes, medical & dental appointments, glasses, shoes, and backpacks - can be made payable to the Long Beach Education Foundation - Bethune.

Clothing & Toiletries

• Children's clothing (6X-20 Adult)
• Sweaters (6X-20 Adult)
• White long sleeve polo shirts
• White turtlenecks
• White short sleeved polo shirts
• White socks in sets of 6 (all sizes)
• Underwear (all sizes)
• Tennis shoes (Size child 12 to adult 10)
• Toothpaste & toothbrushes
• Toothbrush holders
• Hand lotion
• Hairbrushes & accessories
• Shampoo, soap, and deodorant
• Chap Stick

Miscellaneous

• Laundry detergent (for school washing machine)
• Blankets
• Pillows and pillow cases
• Baby wipes
• Copy paper - regular & legal
• Payless gift cards for shoes

School Supplies

• Backpacks
• Pencils and pencil boxes
• Markers
• Crayons
• Rulers
• Glue sticks
• Calculators for elementary & middle school students
• Lined paper
• Notebooks
• Three-ring binders
• Folders
• Dry erase markers (Expo)
• Children's scissors

Classroom and Office Furniture

• New stackable washing machine
• New computer tables
• New refrigerator
• Parent center table & chairs
• Rectangle tables for groups

Suggested Canned Foods

• Canned tuna
• Canned Chicken
• Canned hotdogs
• Canned Spam
• Peanut butter
• Jam
• Saltine crackers
• Cereal
• Canned vegetables
• Canned pastas
• Instant potatoes
• Cup O Noodles
• Instant flavored oatmeal
• Canned fruit
• Canned soups
• Powdered milk
• Boxed fruit juice

The Mary McLeod Bethune Transitional Center for Homeless Students in Long Beach serves more than 300 students each year. The center allows children to attend classes without any stigma or embarrassment. It minimizes the loss of education from homelessness, and helps students catch up with missed schoolwork. After a few weeks at the transitional center, most of the children enroll in classes at a traditional school in Long Beach Unified School District.

For more information, contact Diane Brown , 562-706-7391 or kasey.brown2@verizon.net