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Store Thu Aug 12 2010
Drink Coffee, Donate School Supplies: Win-Win
Coffee and Tea Exchange is collecting school supplies for the families served by Community Counseling Centers of Chicago (C4). Many of the families who rely on C4's mental health services can't afford back-to-school basics for their children. Two hundred backpacks have already been donated, and you can help fill them up by donating any of the following items:
- notebooks (spiral and composition)
- paper (ruled, for computer/printers, construction, or graph paper)
- pencils/pens, cases, and sharpeners
- markers, crayons, and colored pencils
- rulers, glue sticks, and scissors
- pocket folders and binders
Drop off supplies until August 20, and don't procrastinate: Chicago public schools start class on September 8.
While you're at Coffee and Tea Exchange, pick up a pound of coffee for yourself (or your kid's teacher - a much better back-to-school gift than an apple-shaped mug full of pencils). And be sure to check out CTX's impressive collection of collaged coffee barrel lid covers.
