Back to School With Pride Backpack Project

The Friends of the Guardian ad Litem Program is providing backpacks filled with school supplies for children in need. The goal of this project is to set each child up for success and have them feel a sense of pride on their first day of school. The classroom environment is a haven for most children that live in poverty and have limited,if any, resources to support their educational needs. The backpacks should be solid colors without advertising or any kind of endorsement on them. The contents for backpacks are listed below and are the suggestions from Wake County Schools. Please feel free to upgrade or add additional items. Please label the filled backpacks with the appropriate age group.

Early Elementary Backpack (K-2) Upper Elementary Backpack (3-5)

Backpack Backpack

Construction Paper (a pack) Composition Books (2)

Various colored sturdy pocket folders (4) #2 Pencils (10-12) and erasers (2)

#2 Pencils (10) and erasers (2) Ruler

Composition Books (2) Tissues (a pack)

Scissors Spiral Wide Rule Notebooks (4)

Crayons Various colored sturdy pocket folders (4)

Ruler (1) Scissors

Glue Sticks (1-2) Wide Ruled Notebook Paper (a pack)

Tissues (a pack) 2” Three Ring Binder (1)

Middle School Backpack High School Backpack

Backpack Back pack

Various colored sturdy pocket folders (6) #2 Pencils (12) and erasers (2)

Spiral Notebooks (4) Black and Blue Pens (a 10 pack each)

Ruler Colored Pencils (a pack)

#2 Pencils (12) and erasers (2) Highlighters

2”Three Ring Binders (2) 1” Three Ring Binders (4)

Colored Pencils (a pack) Red Pen

College Ruled Notebook paper (a pack) College Ruled Notebook paper (a pack)

Gummed reinforcements for notebook paper Gummed reinforcements for notebook paper

Black and Blue Pens (a pack each) College Ruled Spiral Notebooks (4)

Highlighters and Red Pen

The Friends of the Guardian ad Litem Program is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

All donations made are tax deductible. For additional information, please contact Babs Wagner at 919-612-2541 or at .