NEW CITY, NY – Town of Clarkstown will be holding a Back to School Drive. They will be collecting school supplies to help two local not-for-profit organizations, Advocating for Change, Inc., and People to People, distribute supplies to students before the start of the school year.

“As many of us start filling our children’s back packs to go back to school next month, some of our neighbors are struggling to buy all the necessary supplies for their kids,” said Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann.

The list includes:

· book bags

· 3 subject notebooks

· 5 subject notebooks

· Marble notebooks

· Binders (1.5” or larger) and dividers

· Loose leaf paper

· Index cards

· Scientific calculators (new/used – in working condition)

· Pens/# 2 Pencils

· Crayons, colored pencils, and markers

· Pencil cases

· Pocket folders

· Rulers, scissors, glue sticks

· Pencil sharpeners

· Highlighters

A donation box is located in the lobby at Clarkstown Town Hall, 10 Maple Avenue, New City until Friday, August 16, 2019. For more information please call 845-639-2050.