How to Run a Supply Drive
Get your friends on board You don't want to do this alone so recruit all your friends to help you out. Make it fun!
Spread the word
You need to market your drive! Make posters and flyers with all the details and hang them in local stores, at sports fields and around town. Don't forget Facebook events and Myspace bulletins!
Get attention
Be creative and decorate collection boxes. You can even put the Do Something 101 logo on t-shirts, banners, whatever!
Make it easy
People are more likely to help if it's simple, so go where the people are. Baseball games, the pool, summer camps - you know your community best.
Make sure they are new
We all know that having "new" supplies for back to school is important to everyone, so make sure not to accept anything used or damaged.
Finishing up
Officially end the drive by letting everyone know how many supplies were collected and give a special thanks to everyone who helped. Tell Do Something about it and you could be featured on the homepage!
Dropping them off
Find a local school or education not-for-profit that serves kids in need.
Supply Drive Poster (blank)
Supply Drive Poster
Do Something 101 logo
More than 11 million kids in the US live below the poverty line and don't have the basic supplies that they need to succeed. So for Back-to-School 2008, DoSomething.org and Staples decided to do something about it! Led by teens nationwide, Do Something 101 is a campaign to collect new school supplies for kids in need.
All summer long, teens ran school supply drives and Staples customers got involved by donating $2 to the campaign. 100% of the proceeds and all of the school supplies benefited local teens. For updates on our next Do Something 101 campaign, make sure to sign up for our e-blast below!
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| Watch the Outtakes |
| 11 Facts About US Education |
| How to Run a Supply Drive |
| 11 Most-Needed Supplies |
| Share your School Supply Drive Story! |
Questions? Email schoolsupplies(at)dosomething.org
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