Scalabrini Outreach of D.C. is sponsoring a drive for school backpacks and needed supplies for our brother Scalabrinian Parish, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, in Riverdale Park, Maryland. Goal is a minimum of 75 new backpacks with new school supplies for the respective school level as listed below.

Needed supplies are:

• Elementary School Students: 30 (15 inch) backpacks with supplies of Composition books; plastic school box; glue sticks; #2 pencils; crayons; scissors; and facial tissue packs.
• Middle School Students: 30 clear (17 inch) backpacks with supplies of College ruled composition books; #2 pencils; blue or black ballpoint pens; colored pencils; ruler; protractor; college ruled notebook paper; highlighters; and book covers.
• High School Students: 15 clear (19 inch) backpacks with supplies of 3 inch, 3 ring binder; subject dividers; college ruled loose leaf notebook paper; college ruled composition books; blue or black ballpoint pens; #2 pencils; colored pencils; highlighters; ruler; and book covers.

Please bring the donations to Holy Rosary Church and place them at the main altar any Sunday (July 16, 23, and 30) through August 6.

Several items can be ordered from an Amazon wish list and will be delivered automatically to SODC. Do not type a delivery address unless you do not want the items to go to SODC. Address is not visible to the public but is embedded in the form. Type in a browser: WWW.TinyUrl.com/ScalabriniOutreach.

Any and all school donations are gratefully accepted. Thank you so very much.