Catholic Charities is requesting your help preparing local kids for a successful school year. From now until August 14, area businesses and Catholic Charities will be collecting new school supplies.
The following businesses have partnered with Catholic Charities and Strong Kids Safe Kids to offer drop-off locations in Chemung County:
- Chapel Park
- Chemung County Library District (Big Flats, Horseheads, Steele Memorial, West Elmira locations)
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Corning Community College – Elmira Campus
- Department of Aging
- Panosian’s Famous Shoes
- Parmenter Tire, Auto & Truck Service – Horseheads
- The Purple Iris Boutique, Horseheads
- Tranquility Beauty Shop
- Treu Office Supply & Furniture, Elmira
The following businesses have partnered with Catholic Charities to offer locations in Schuyler County:
- Chemung Canal Trust Company – Montour Falls & Watkins Glen
- Famous Brands
- Parmenter Tire, Auto & Truck Service – Odessa & Montour Falls
- Quinlan’s Pharmacy, Montour Falls
- The Hi-Lites
- Visions Federal Credit Union
- Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce,Downtown Visitor Center at 214 N. Franklin, Watkins Glen: open every day, 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Watkins Glen Public Library
Donations will also be accepted at the Catholic Charities Main Office (215 E Church St, Elmira): Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and at the Schuyler Outreach Food Pantry (112 10th St, Watkins Glen): Tuesday and Friday, 9 am – 2 pm, Thursday, Noon – 4 pm.
“We are deeply appreciative of the partnership of our local businesses who make the Back to School Drive a success every year,” stated Nancy Koons, Executive Director for Catholic Charities. “It’s truly a community effort to help hundreds of children in Chemung and Schuyler Counties.”
In Schuyler County, backpacks will be distributed through the Schuyler Outreach Food Pantry on August 27th and 29th. Pre-registration is required by noon on August 23 for backpacks and school supply starter kits. Registration will be available at www.CatholicCharitiesCS.org starting August 1st.
In Chemung County, Catholic Charities has partnered with Strong Kids Safe Kids to distribute backpacks and school supply starter kits at the Annual Strong Kids Safe Kids event on August 24 from 11 am – 2 pm at the Chemung County Fairgrounds. No registration is required. New backpacks will be available for students in kindergarten to 6th grade.
For a complete list of needed items and additional ways to donate, please visit Catholic Charities’ website (www.CatholicCharitiesCS.org), email Katie Rhodes at Katie.Rhodes@dor.org, or call 607-734-9784.
About Catholic Charities of Chemung/Schuyler:
Catholic Charities provides support to individuals and families in our community to help them live a more self-reliant life. They specialize in emergency services and housing support. For more information on services, please visit www.CatholicCharitiesCS.org or call
607-734-9784.
About Strong Kids Safe Kids:
Strong Kids Safe Kids of Chemung County is a mission-based, all-volunteer, non-profit 501c3 organization focused on building strong, safe, and healthy families by providing information about helpful community services while engaging children and their families in fun, educational activities.
