BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:In response to Super Storm Sandy relief efforts\, All Saints Lutheran Church has partnered with a local resident to serve as a drop o ff location for a school supply collection for storm ravaged school PS 2 07 in Howard Beach\, New York.  \;This supply collection is to help families and schools get kids back to school and keep them learning as t heir community rebuilds after Sandy.  \;  \;\nAs you can imagine \, everything was affected in the storm &ndash\; schools included &ndash \; and many of the families that live in Howard Beach and Broad Channel\ , NY - (both towns where most the families who attend Rockwood Park Midd le School live) - attended these schools\, and have not only been shut o ut of their schools\, but have also been displaced from their homes.&nbs p\; These children are currently attending &ldquo\;host&rdquo\; schools to keep them in the classroom\, but supplies are short and the families are still struggling. \; \; \; So&hellip\;through a program that was started by a New York mom\, Schools Adopting Schools emerged!&n bsp\; Jen DeFranco\, a Palatine resident and fellow Mom Congress delegat e with Julie Bergin of New York\, the groups founder\, are working direc tly with employees of Rockwood Park Middle School\, which served approxi mately 350 - 6th\, 7th \;and 8thgrade students every day before the storm hit the East coast in October.  \;  \;Julie has successful ly found volunteers to pair up with many schools throughout the New York and New Jersey coast line to help all schools get back on track to ensu re our youth are safe\, learning and cared for.  \;\nDonations can b e dropped off at: \;\nAll Saints Lutheran Church\n9:00 AM &ndash\; 4 :30pm Tuesday &ndash\; Friday December 1st - 30th\n6:00pm &ndash\; 8:00p m on Wednesday nights in December during Advent Services\nSunday: \; 8:00 am &ndash\; Noon during regular Sunday Services\n \;\nMonetary donations can be sent to:\nAll Saints Lutheran Church\n630 S. Quentin\n Palatine\, IL \; 60067\nAttn: \; PS 207 NY/DeFranco\nAll monetar y donations will be used to purchase additional needed supplies and to h elp offset the shipping costs to get the supplies to New York in early J anuary 2013. \;\nSupply List for PS 207 &ndash\; Rockwood Park Middl e School in Howard Beach\, NY\n\nLoose Leaf Paper &ndash\; 400+ packs\nB lack or Blue Pens &ndash\; 1000\nHighlighters &ndash\; 400+\nComposition Notebooks \; - 400+\nGlue Sticks &ndash\; 150+\nPost-it Notes &ndas h\; 350 + packs\nScissors &ndash\; 350\nRulers \; - 350\nAdhesive Ta pe &ndash\; 350 +\nCrayons &ndash\; 24 Count &ndash\; 350+\nColored Penc ils &ndash\; 350+ sets\nDry erase markers &ndash\; 350 sets\nDry erase e rasers &ndash\; 350\nPencils &ndash\; 1000\nPocket Folders &ndash\; 1000 +\nPaper Towels &ndash\; 350+\nTissues &ndash\; 350+\nConstruction Paper &ndash\; 350+ packs\nProtractors &ndash\; 350+\nFive-Subject Notebooks &ndash\; 275\nGraph Paper &ndash\; 350+ packs\nMini-Staplers &ndash\; 15 0\nPencil Sharpeners &ndash\; 150+\n\nThis list was compiled directly fr om the staff of Rockwood Park Middle School &ndash\; PS 207 &ndash\; How ard Beach\, NY. \; Currently the students are being hosted by multip le schools in the area and have been split up as a learning community.&n bsp\; In January 2013 they are expected to return to their home school t o continue educating the bright children of their own community! \; Help us start them off on the right foot by donating what you can today!  \;\n \; URL:http://palatine.patch.com/events/school-supply-drive-for-sandy-victim s-at-ps-207 SUMMARY:School Supply Drive for Sandy Victims at PS 207 LOCATION:All Saints Lutheran Church: 630 S Quentin Rd\, Palatine\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR