School Supply Drive 2014

NBC Connecticut and Comcast are partnering to support the Urban League and Boys and Girls Club of Hartford with our School Supply Drive!

Help local students get backpacks and the supplies they need to succeed by donating at the following drop off locations:

August 18 to September 5:

  • Comcast Service Centers
  • Bloomfield: 38 Tunxis Ave
  • Cromwell: 4 Willowbrook Road
  • Plainville: 275 New Britain Avenue

September 6:

  • 9 a.m. to Noon: Target parking lot: 475 Hartford Road, New Britain, CT
  • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Urban League of Greater Hartford Family Day:  40 Woodland Street, Hartford   

Local students, Kindergarten through 8th grade, are in greatest need of backpacks, but other necessary items are listed below. Your support is greatly appreciated!

NBC Connecticut and Comcast, your partners in a caring community.

Items needed:

  • Backpacks
  • Glue sticks
  • Box of crayons
  • Box of washable markers Beginner pencils
  • No. 2 pencils
  • Manual pencil sharpeners
  • Erasers
  • Colored pencils
  • Plastic two-pocket folders
  • Blunt-tipped scissors
  • Construction paper
  • Ruled notebook
  • Marble composition books
  • Five-subject notebooks
  • One-subject notebooks
  • 1- 2-inch 3-ring binders
  • Pencil case
  • Index cards
  • Loose leaf paper
  • Highlighters
  • Post-It notes
  • Ruler
  • Box of pens
  • Dividers
  • Scotch Tape
  • Tissues
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Zip Lock Bags


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