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The Salvation Army BCS is hosting a Back to School Supply Drive for students of all ages

The Salvation Army BCS is holding a school supply drive starting in July in order to relieve families of the financial strain of buying supplies.

BRYAN, Texas — The Salvation Army of Bryan and College Station is holding a back to school school supply drive to support low income families.

This drive is for children in grades K-12, as well as college students. They are looking to community residents to donate supplies such as:

  • Notebooks
  • Pens
  • Pencils
  • Glue
  • Rulers 
  • Copy 
  • Paper
  • Rulers
  • Folders
  • Erasers 
  • Art supplies
  • Calculators
  • Crayons 
  • Markers 
  • Construction paper 
  • Backpacks

According to Salvation Army BCS Executive Director Luis Villanueva, the event is one of many ways that the organization puts efforts out to support local families.

"They're deciding whether to pay rent or utilities and food and now school supplies," Villanueva said. "It adds up, really adds up, so the Salvation Army is trying to help them out so they don't have to make that hard decision of whether they have to do the rent or utilities and all those things." 

From July 10 though Aug. 4, donors can deliver school supply items to the Salvation Army during their business hours, which can be found below:

  • Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Friday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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