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School may be out for the summer, but at First Call For Help we are busy preparing backpacks for the 2019-2020 school year.
Register today if you are an Ellis County resident in need or enduring a hardship. Students entering grades pre-k thru high school who reside and attend school in Ellis County are eligible to receive a free backpack filled with school supplies and a hygiene bag.
Register for a backpack online at http://firstcallelliscounty.com/Backpacks-for-Kids, or call 785-623-2800 to reserve one over the phone. The registration deadline is Monday, July 22
Our Backpack Distribution Day is Aug. 1, at the National Guard Armory, 200 Main St., Hays. Stop by and pick up your backpack anytime between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Please contact Project Coordinator Laura Shoaff at First Call For Help if you have questions or are interested in volunteering to fill backpacks or assist on distribution day.
If you are not able to volunteer but would still like to get involved, donate some school supplies from the list or make a monetary donation. We appreciate the support of our community in making Backpacks For Kids possible.
Here are a few items that we are out of:
- Wide-ruled filler paper
- Wide- and college-rule one-subject, spiral notebooks
- Washable classic color markers
- Elmers 4 oz. washable school glue
- No. 2 yellow pencils
- Plastic pencil boxes (cigar-box size)
- 12 pack colored pencils
For a full list of donation items, go to our website: http://firstcallelliscounty.com/Backpacks-for-Kids