The Rebel Service Council and Adopt-A-School program are sponsoring a school supply drive for local elementary school children. Donation boxes will be set up throughout campus through Sept. 13, when students and community partners will host a "stuff the truck" event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Courtyard. School supplies dropped off throughout the event will be loaded into trucks donated by Findlay Toyota, and the contents will be delivered to UNLV's adopted schools that afternoon.
The supplies will be distributed to five local at-risk schools: Cynthia Cunningham Elementary, Oran K. Gragson Elementary, Dean Petersen Professional Development School, Paradise Professional Development School and Ruth Fyfe Empowerment School.
UNLV's Adopt-A-School program began in 2009 as a way to introduce higher education to children at an early age. Throughout the program, elementary school students are encouraged to excel academically and are rewarded with prizes.
To help collect and deliver supplies on the day of the event, contact the Rebel Service Council at 702-895-5609.
New supplies can be dropped of at the following locations:
- Lied Library
- Student Recreation and Wellness Center
- Student Union
- UNLV Bookstore
Donations of the following supplies are appreciated:
- Backpacks
- Notebooks
- Pencils/pens
- Erasers
- Markers
- Lined Paper
- Kleenex
- Crayons
- Toiletries
- Binders
- Folders
- Copy paper
