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The Pekin Hometown Voice

Education Association of Pekin Stuff a Bus Campaign

District 108 Students Need Your Help!
Pekin Walmart
Kickoff — Sunday, August 3rd 10am-6pm
Donation Drop off all Week, Closing on Saturday, August 9th 10am-6pm

We serve 3.100 students, 66% live in poverty, and many families cannot afford school supplies. This can negatively impact student academic performance, self-esteem, and overall school experience. Often times the staff ends up paying for student supplies

Average cost of supplies per student (not including book bags, gym shoes, or P.E. clothes): 

Elementary – $56   |   Intermediate – $76   |   Junior High – $76


What Our Students Need:

  • Pencils
  • 24-count box of Crayola crayons
  • Colored pencils
  • Washable 10-count markers
  • Watercolor paints
  • Pencil boxes and pencil bags
  • Elmer’s glue bottles and glue sticks
  • Highlighters
  • Large pink erasers
  • Rulers
  • Index cards
  • Post-it notes
  • Handheld pencil sharpeners with a shavings collection tray
  • Two-pocket folders (prongs and no prongs, solid colors)
  • Rounded and pointed-tip scissors
  • Black/blue and red pens
  • Fine-tip black Sharpies
  • Dry-erase markers
  • 1, 3, and 5 subject spiral notebooks
  • Composition notebooks
  • Loose-leaf paper
  • 1” and 2” three-ring binders
  • Binder tabs
  • Headphones or earbuds
  • Calculator – Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS
  • Disinfecting wipes
  • Kleenex
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Ziploc quart and gallon bags
  • Book bags
  • Reusable water bottles