Merrick Community Services hosts an Annual Backpack and School Supply Distribution event, preparing East Side Saint Paul youth for their next year of school.
A new school year will soon be upon us. Join us at Merrick Community Services on
Thursday, August 20th for our Annual Backpack Giveaway event.
An organization sponsorship in the amount of $250, $500 or $1,000 can go a long way in getting supplies and backpacks to East Side youth. Event sponsors will be acknowledged at the event, in our quarterly newsletter, on our website and will be given a table at our annual fundraising event. We are also seeking presenting sponsorship status which includes recognition at all three MCS events: Backpack Giveaway, Holiday Share and UpLift.
If interested, please contact Kate Kelly, Director of Development, at kkelly@merrickcs.org or at (651) 219-5557.
Give a one-time monetary gift which will go directly into purchasing school supplies and backpacks. Every donation towards this event matters, we look forward to supporting our community with you.
You can drop these off at Merrick Community Services between the hours of 10 am and 3 pm Monday through Thursday. Commonly needed supplies include:
Scientific Calculators/Graphing Calculators
USB Sticks
Mechanical Pencils
College lined notebooks
Ball point pens
3 ring binders
Rulers/Protractors
White out
Planners
To best serve our event attendees, we need volunteers to assist in distributing supplies and backpacks, directing traffic and being a welcoming presence. We will have several volunteer shifts available to choose from with a variety of job that include, set up/take down, backpack and food distribution, games and much more!
Questions? Please contact Amy Votel at avotel@merrickcs.org or at (651) 348-6568.
Registration Questions:
Abigail Hernandez
(651) 478-1086
ahernandez@merrickcs.org
Donation & Volunteer Questions:
Amy Votel
(651) 348-6568
avotel@merrickcs.org
