Friday, July 30, 1999
'Push for Pencils' starts Sunday for school kids
BY CINDY KRANZ
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Donna Giglia, a third-grader teacher at A.D. Owens Elementary in Newport, requires five things of pupils returning to school: three notebooks, a box of crayons and a ream of notebook paper.
“For all kinds of reasons, they don't bring them in,” Mrs. Giglia says. “Either it's not a priority, or they can't afford it.”
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HOW TO HELP
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School supplies may be dropped in barrels at 80 locations, including: Barnes & Noble stores; Borders Books, Music & Cafe; Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Norwood; Staples (eight locations) and Tri-County Mall. For more locations, call 482-7095.
Cash donations also can be sent to Crayons to Computers, 1250 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati OH 45229.
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There are children throughout the Tristate who can't start school with adequate supplies, says Shannon Carter, president and CEO of Crayons to Computers in Bond Hill.
That's why the push starts Sunday to get donations of supplies for needy students in the eight-county Tristate area.
Crayons to Computers, a free store for teachers, and the FreeStore/FoodBank, will begin their “Push for Pencils” Sunday. The drive runs to Aug. 22.
Needed are pencils and pens, notebook filler paper, scissors, crayons, construction paper, rulers, glue sticks, theme notebooks and folders.
When kids come to school without basic school supplies, their self-esteem suffers, Ms. Carter says.
“It is an embarrassment to these kids. We don't want them to experience that. Self-esteem is a big issue. That's what we hear from teachers,” she says.
Mrs. Giglia and teachers from 130 eligible Tristate schools can shop at the store. Eligibility is determined by the percent of students at the schools who receive free or reduced price lunches.
“There are always needy children out there, but as our program grows, we realize there's more poverty than we realized,” Ms. Carter says.
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