A note from Merry G:
The Western Farm Workers Association will be collecting school supplies this summer and would like to invite Westside to participate this year. We will provide backpacks filled with the items according to each students' class requirements. The items can be left in the basket in the entryway of the Sanctuary or dropped off at our office , 725 S.E. Seventh Avenue, Hillsboro, any day, 9 am to 9 pm. I will be purchasing items, and cash donations can be collected also. Here is a list of some of the items :
Backpacks for all ages of students
#2 pencils, pens, pink erasers
Crayons, washable markers, highlighters
Scissors, bottles of glue, rulers
Colored pencils, watercolors, tape
Kleenex, copy paper, binders
Notebooks, wide and college-ruled
Calculators, regular and scientific
There will be a distribution event held on August 17 at Reedville Presbyterian Church. Volunteers will fill the backpacks, using the list provided by the school, and then label each for families to pick up. Anyone interested in helping with this, please call our office at 503-681-9399. Or call / text Merry at 503-840-7410. Thank you!