We’re midway through our annual “School Supplies Drive” and doing well so far. We’re hoping every SRC member will donate something large or small to help needy students in the Rensselaer, Schodack, and East Greenbush school districts.

The deadline for contributions is August 19. You can drop off items you have purchased from the suggested shopping list at the Greenbush YMCA during its regular hours, or at one of two upcoming “SRC Summer Casual” events —  the August 12 “Sundaes On Sunday” event at Debbie Rodriguez’s residence, and the August 16 “Clubhouse Get-Together” at  The Spinney at Pond View clubhouse in East Greenbush.

Here, once again, is the official shopping list provided by our partners at Circles of Mercy:

• Pencils (Regular Lead #2 and Color)
• Pencil sharpeners
• Erasers (for pencil work)
• Pens (black or blue)
• Markers (dry erase and color)
• Pocket Folders (Assorted Colors)
• 3-Ring Binders (in 2” and 3” Sizes)
• Loose leaf paper (college ruled)
• Graph paper
• Spiral subject notebooks (1-, 3- and 5-subject, college ruled)
• Subject dividers
• Pencil cases / boxes (plastic, zippered)
• 3”x5” index cards
• Highlighters (yellow)
• Rulers (regular with metric)
• Kleenex tissues
• Hand sanitizer (small bottles)
• Post-It Notes
• Backpacks (no rollers / no wheels)
• Ear buds (inexpensive, for computer use)
• Flash drives (all sizes)
• Scientific calculators (Texas Instrument TI-84)
• Hole reinforcement labels
• Combination locks (for gym lockers)