School-to-School Donation Drive Coordinated by Katrina Relief @ Stanford

***School-to-School Donation Drive Coordinated by Katrina Relief @ Stanford***

Providing immediate needs and relief to communities along the Gulf Coast region.

Special thanks to El Centro Chicano for partnering with Katrina Relief @ Stanford.

School-to-School Donation Drive

School-to-School is a donation drive to collect NEW school supplies for Galveston-area schools hit by Hurricane Rita. These schools are having to rebuild and restock, and could really use our help.

Collection Dates: Begins, Wednesday Nov 16th - Ends, Friday December 2nd

Drop off sites include: El Centro Chicano Community Center front office (Old Union), Memorial Church (Round Room), Terman Bldg (Room 338). (Please see our website for more drop off locations: http://katrinahelp.stanford.edu)

What We're Collecting: NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES ONLY (PLEASE, NO CLOTHING).

Items particularly needed:

• Crayons

• Construction Paper

• Loose-leaf Paper

• Pens & Pencils

• Markers

• Binders

• Rulers

• Children's Scissors

• Copier/Printer Paper

• Pocket Folders

• Erasers

• Notepads & Notebooks

• Backpacks

Schools supported by our relief efforts:

*Krenshaw Elementary School, Crystal Beach, Texas

*High Island Elementary School, High Island, Texas

*High Island High School, High Island, Texas

*Ball High School, Galveston, Texas

Partnerships: Shipping for all drive donations is being provided by FedEx and the non-profit organization Peace Builders. Our Galveston contacts include teachers at the individual recipient schools, as well as the Human Resources Coordinator for the County of Galveston.

If you have any questions, please contact the donation drive coordinator, Sarita Ocon (Staff Member, African & African American Studies) sarao@stanford.edu / 723-3782.

Katrina Relief @ Stanford is a coalition of Stanford students, faculty, and staff who have come together under the auspices of the Black Community Services Center to provide information and resources for immediate and long-term Hurricane Gulf Coast relief.