Project Back to School

 

The goal of this project is to provide children of the district with necessary back to school items. This will help ensure the children of families who cannot afford these items will have a positive start to their school year.

 

Project Coordinators:  

Leslie Collins (717)580-6092, mommagic@comcast.net 

Donna Gavin (717)497-4611, adgavin@msn.com

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What is Project Back to School? 

Project Back to School Summer Collection
This summer we are collecting the items listed below in donation bins throughout our district. Although we are collecting items through Labor Day, we need the bulk of donations by late July as we are prefilling backpacks the last week of July. Thanks!

 

What Items are Needed?

Back to School Supplies (new): large backpacks, colored pencils, earbuds, headphones, lunch bags, lunch boxes, markers (regular - wide), markers (permanent). mechanical pencils, pencil boxes/bags, pencil sharpeners, post-its, tape, water bottles

Calculators (new or gently used): Texas Instrument 34 & 83 models

Personal Items (new): Brushes, Conditioner (travel size), Deodorant, Ponytail holders, Razors, Shampoo (travel size), Shaving cream, Soap (travel size), Underwear

Books (new or gently used): All school ages

 

Where can I donate Items?

Look for “Operation Wildcat” donation bins at these participating collection sites:

MASD Schools: MMS and District Office, Mechanicsburg Recreation Office, Advent Partners, Americhoice (Bumble Bee Hollow), Callery Dental, George’s Cleaners (Mechanicsburg & Upper Allen), Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, Immanuel Church (July only), First United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg Brethren In Christ Church (July only), One80Ministries, Shepherdstown United Methodist Church, Susquehanna Valley Federal Credit Union, Sylvan Learning Center

 

Donations will also be accepted at OW Warehouse 507 N York St Saturdays & Sundays 1-3pm

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Want to Donate Gift Cards?

Gift cards to Giant, Grocery Outlet, Wal-Mart, WEIS and Target can also be donated. Gift cards can be mailed to or dropped off at the district office c/o “Operation Wildcat”, MASD, 600 South Norway Street, Mechanicsburg PA 17055.

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​​If you have a child in MASD and need help with back-to-school items, etc., please contact your child’s school counselor or nurse. All requests are kept confidential.  ​​

 

Donation of Items

Back to School and Personal Hygiene Items

•    We can only accept NEW back to school items and personal hygiene items.  Any used items will be thrown out.
  ·        Exception: we can take used calculators
  ·        These items can be left in the Operation Wildcat bins at any time.

•  If you have a large donation of back to school items, please contact the project chairs (Leslie Collins, mommagic@comcast.net or Donna Gavin adgavin@msn.com ) in advance to arrange for delivery. We will also be able to provide you with a donation receipt if you contact us in advance and provide us with the list of donated items. 

• While we appreciate all donations, the items that we need are listed here on the website.  If the item is not listed, that means we either have a large quantity of those items or don’t need those items.  If you have questions about whether we need an item, please contact Leslie or Donna.

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Computer Donations·        

• Computers, etc. can be donated directly to Computer Ministry.  Please do not leave these items at the schools, or any of the other donation locations for us to bring them to Computer Ministry·       

• Computer Ministry is a nonprofit organization that collects computers, refurbishes them and then donates the equipment to other nonprofit organizations, school groups, etc. They are located in Mission Central, 5 Pleasant View Drive, Mechanicsburg PA 17055, 717-766-6373, www.compministry.org and are open Monday Wednesday Friday 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Special weekend recycling will take place from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the second Saturday of the month in February, May, August, and November.·

• CMI will only accept monitors that are 17” in size, operational, and without any screen burn.  If you wish to donate any other monitors, CMI will be forced to charge $20.00 per monitor that does not meet this criteria.   

• CMI will continue to accept working laser printers and plotters.  CMI will accept ink jet printers, scanners, FAX machines, and gaming peripherals for disposal only.