697 Backpacks, 176 Binders, almost 600 boxes of crayons, 500 folders, 1305 notebooks, 173 glue sticks and so much more were donated by the Central Jersey community this year during the 2008 Write From the Start school supplies drive.

This is why:
Joey is 8 years old, he has never met his father, his mom is incarcerated, and he lives with his grandmother and 3 older siblings. It’s Joey’s second year at school, so he knows his way around. He isn’t one of the littlest kids anymore. Over the summer, his brother taught him to be cool. He gets free lunch at school but he doesn’t have a back pack or folder or any cool pens. Maybe he will take what he wants from the little kids.

School Principals identify needy kids and are able to distribute school supplies because of the kind generosity of the donors to Write From the Start. This year, supplies were also given to the victims of fire in North Brunswick who lost everything on August 26th.

Schools/Agencies that received School Supplies
Abundant Life Family Worship Church
Bartle School
Benjamin Franklin School
Blood of Jesus Christ Community Church
Broken Loaves
Cardinal McCarrick
Catholic Charities (Aftercare Program)
Catholic Charities (Carteret Youth)
Catholic Charities (Neighborhood Center)
Catholic Charities (Youth Partial Care)
Coordinated Family Care
Dr. Herbert Richardson School
Franklin Township Community Resource & Services
Knollwood Elementary
Lindeneau School
Linwood Middle School
McKinley School
Minue School
New Brunswick Housing Authority
Piscataway Domestic Violence Crisis
Police Community Partnership Program (Safe Haven)
Project SPAN
South River Middle School
Virgil Grissom School
Wilson Elementary

School Supplies Donors
ADP
Advogent
Banana Republic
Betty & Dorothy Vajo
Cadbury Schweppes
CEVA Logistic
Charlotte Russe
Douglass Psychology Child Study Center
Dr. Paula Sjolund Medical Office
DuPont
Gannett Fleming
IBM
J&J Health Care Systems
Reynolds - KAMA
Middlesex County AFL CIO Labor Council
Moms Club of Edison
Moms Clubs of South Plainfield
New Millennium Bank
North American Energy Alliance
Paychex
Revlon
Stonebridge Women’s Club
Target-East Brunswick
Target-Monmouth Junction
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
Weston Solutions
Zebra Pens