SALISBURY — The Pettengill House's annual school supplies drive, Operation Backpack, is up and running.
Last year, thanks to the community's support, Pettengill House was able to collect and distribute 513 backpacks filled with school supplies to local children, bringing the effort's six-year total to more than 2,420 backpacks.
Backpacks and school supplies for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 are now being collected for the coming school year. Supplies needed include backpacks for all ages, notebooks, binders, calculators, loose-leaf paper, markers, scissors, colored pencils, pencils, pens, highlighters, erasers, book covers, pencil cases, rulers, crayons, pencil sharpeners, folders, glue, protractors, graph paper and index cards.
Donations may be dropped off at the following locations:
Seabrook: Walmart, 270 Lafayette Road
Salisbury: Pettengill House, 13 Lafayette Road; Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, Crossroads Plaza; Latitude Sports Club, 191 Elm St.; Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Merrimack Valley, 18 Maple St.; Institution for Savings, 7 Bridge Road; Tom's Discount, 175 Elm St.; and Annarosa's Bakery, 175 Elm St.
Newburyport: Stone Ridge Properties, 40R Merrimac St., Brown's Wharf; Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, 21 Storey Ave. and 63 State St.; Hope Community Church, 11 Hale St.; Institution for Savings, 81 State St., 93 State St., and 68 Storey Ave.; The Provident Bank, 66 Storey Ave.; YWCA of Greater Newburyport, 13 Market St.; Healthcare Complete, The Towle Building, Colonial Wing, 260 Merrimac St.; and Supercuts, Port Plaza, 45 Storey Ave.
Amesbury: Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, 40 Friend St. and 43 Main St.; Stone Ridge Properties, 26 Friend St.; Stop & Shop, 100 Macy St.; The Provident Bank, 5 Market St. and 1 Haverhill Road; Flatbread Company, 5 Market Square; Supercuts, Carriagetown Marketplace, 100 Macy St.; and Unity on the River, 58 Macy St.
Newbury: Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, 27 High Road
Rowley: Institution for Savings, 312 Haverhill St.
Gift certificates and monetary donations are also being accepted. Checks can be made payable to The Pettengill House Inc., with Operation Backpack noted on the memo line. All donations are tax-deductible.
Distribution of backpacks and supplies will begin the week of Aug. 22, 2011, and continue throughout the year.
The Pettengill House is a nonprofit social service organization serving individuals, children and families from Salisbury, Newburyport, Amesbury, Merrimac, West Newbury, Newbury, Byfield, Groveland and Rowley.
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