Below are a few upcoming school supply drives. If your church or charity organization is sponsoring a school supply drive please email the information to tjameson@radio-one.com
School Tools Postal Pickup
Letter carriers will collect school supplies placed in residential mailboxes on Saturday.
It’s part of WSOC’s annual School Tools collection efforts. Supplies will be distributed to youth in the county where they are collected. http://www.wsoctv.com/school-tools/index.html
3rd Annual Back 2 School Bash
Love N Cherish Family Center at 501(c) 3 organization partnered with Foundation AME Zion Church will have its 3rd Annual Back 2 School Bash on 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Foundation AMEZ Church located at 1852 Neely Store Road Rock Hill. Enjoy games, food and receive basic necessities and school supplies. There will be something for the entire family. Details: Mary Roseborough 803-329-2643 or Pastor Sharon Jenkins 803-329 -4343.
Remnant Outreach Ministries, Inc.
2010 Youth Explosion – Back to School Concert & School Supply Drive
3819 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28217
704-523-1766
http://www.remnantoutreach.org
CALLING ALL PARENTS & KIDS: Join us for Remnant Outreach Ministries, Inc. – 2010 Youth Explosion – Back to School Concert & School Supply Drive being held at 3819 S. Tryon St. on 2 p.m. Saturday. FREE ADMISSION Food, music, games, prizes, fire truck, face painting, school supplies and worship.
704-523-1766 or cell 704-698-8075.
Back to School Celebration
New Covenant Bibleway Church Ministry is sponsoring a Back To School Celebration on Saturday. We are excited about this project and look to provide free food, entertainment, and school supplies to our local community and their families. Registration 9:30-10:30 a.m. Reeder Memorial Baptist Church, 3725 Beatties Ford Road. More info: 704-299-8163
Three-day celebration
The Harvest Center located on 1800 Brewton Dr. Charlotte, NC 28206 will be sponsoring a 3-day Back-to-School youth event geared toward the inner city children of Charlotte, on Wednesday-Friday at 7 p.m. nightly. We will have guest performances from local gospel groups as well as a guest appearance from the Bobcats Mascot. Each night will be a give away of schools supplies, school uniforms, and school shoes to all children that attend.
Back-to-School Fair
The Thomasboro Hoskins Neighborhood Association is hosting its annual Back-to-School fair from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m Aug. 21. Thomasboro Church of Christ, 216 Bradford Drive . Festivities kick off with a 10:30 a.m. parade from the Thomasboro Elementary School and end at 2:00 p.m. Children will receive free book bags and school supplies. Food will be served. Donations for the fair are solicited.
More info: 704-340-1255.
Unity Fellowship Church of Charlotte
2127 Eastway Dr.
Now until Aug. 22nd.
All donations are welcomed
Cuttin’ Class
Aug. 23 6-9 p.m.
No Grease School of Tonsorial Arts
4600 Holbrook Drive (Off Sharon Amity near Independence)
No Grease and It Factor Media present free haircuts and celebrity appearances during Cuttin’ Class community day.
By Jon Strayhorn
Back to School Celebration
Church of the Living Waters in Charlotte is supporting the August 28 Back to School Celebration in the Buena Vista community in west Charlotte. There school supplies will be given to the children in the community. Please take donations of backpacks, pens, pencils, notebook paper, tablets, etc. to the office of the Buena Vista apartments at 4929 Tuckaseegee Road in Charlotte. Or, you can bring donations to our 10:45 AM Sunday morning worship service at 7829 Old Concord Road in Charlotte.
Back to School Celebration
New Covenant Bibleway Church hopes to gather enough supplies to help 100 needy children. The event is 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Aug. 28. The event will feature games, music and entertainment. 1321 Capps Mine Road, Charlotte. To donate money or supplies or to learn more about the event call 704-712-7039.
