Buying School Supplies
By marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
August 14, 2015 11:32am CST
Today a local store called Shopko was having a special sale on school supplies like pencils, glue, notebooks, scissors and items like that. A friend and I went there and we both bought a number of school items even though our children are grown we want to give back to the community.
We feel there are probably some families in town who can't afford to buy their children school supplies, we just want to do what we can as we have been there there also.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
14 Aug 15
That is very nice of you to do that!..Some people did that for my daughter who is having money problems now, so we know how it is!
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@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
14 Aug 15
There is no store like that in my area. I have some school shopping to do yet. Plus, to pay $50 for each child to use a school Ipad. The $50 is the insurance in case it gets broke.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
14 Aug 15
I meant for her children, not that my daughter is in school anymore...hahah
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
14 Aug 15
That is so very kind of you Marcy. Where go you give the items to?
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
14 Aug 15
@Marcyaz Oh that is very convenient Marcy. I have seen those in other stores around in the past. I wish I could afford to give a lot all the time.)
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Aug 15
What a great idea! When I was raising my boys with no support from my ex-husband, I would have to use my birthday money (birthday's at the end of August) every year to buy school supplies for my boys.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
14 Aug 15
Very good sentiment.There will always be some children who find it difficult to buy school supplies.It is very kind of you.
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
14 Aug 15
It really is an awesome way to give back to the community. I've been doing similar things with the sales that OfficeMax and Staples are having this year, especially when the sales are on things that I know the school needs. I buy the maximum allowed regardless of whether we need them or not, then donate anything that's extra.
I really scored this week when I found two huge rolls of posterboard on the clearance table at the grocery store. It was less than a dollar for both, but there's something like 50 sheets of posterboard there. I have no idea why they were that cheap, but I figured they might be something the kindergarten class can use. If not, I'm sure my toddler's school will be able to find something to do with all of it. 
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