The Student Council will be coordinating a service learning project focused on creating thanksgiving Care packages for New Jersey soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Items will be collected starting the second week of school through the Columbus Day break. In order to provide an extra incentive to donate items, a pizza party to a fifth and sixth grade class who donated the most items. Letters will also be drafted during the students’ social studies classes, which will be included in the care packages. Items will be collected during homeroom and enrichment on a daily basis.
Listed below are suggested items for the project:
(travel size, please)
Deodorant Razors
Shaving Cream (boxes) Q-tips
Band-aids Chap Stick
Baby & Foot Powder Sun Block
Tissues (travel pack) Bug Spray
Moisturizer Cotton Balls
Toothpaste Toothbrush
Cough Drops Moleskin
Shoe Insole Cushions Nail Files
Multi Vitamins Tylenol
Aspirin Packets DVD Movies
Feminine Hygiene Products
Batteries (“AA”, “AAA”, “C”)
Video Games Pens
Mechanical Pencils Frisbees
Word Search & Crossword Puzzles
Stationary & Envelopes
Board Games Whiffle Balls
Nerf Footballs Flash Drives
WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING:
Home-Baked Food
VHS Tapes
Expired Food Matches
Hard-Covered Books Lighters
Glass Bottles Weapons
Aerosol Cans and Sprays