School, that is.
Today, my baby will come home with her bag bursting with the last of her drawings, worksheets and half-used school supplies. Sure, from a clutter-busting perspective, I could recycle the papers and toss the rest. But I think there's a better purpose for my school supplies.
Last year, local story featured a public school teacher determined to have supplies ready for each of her students this fall. So determined she was, and knowing that many of her students were impoverished, she ended up dumpster diving at the very affluent Carmel Public Schools. She ended up with three carloads worth of school supplies, many of them in wrappers.
The reality is, in this case, your trash could be someone else's treasure. So if you're determined to toss your half-used school supplies before summer strikes, at least do it with purpose. Donate it to:
- Scout troop.
- Freecyle.
- Vacation Bible Schools, preschool programs and Parent's Day Out.
- Day care centers.
- Homeless shelters.
- Any social service organization - many clients may have to take their children with them, and art supplies and notebooks would occupy them while they are waiting.
- Goodwill.
- Garage sales.
- Survival packets to take to church (or any other place where kids have to be quiet but struggle.) It's great to be able to hand a frustrated parent some extra crayons and pages to color on!
- Retirement homes. You'd be surprised what craft supplies will do to help our older generations who just need some stimulation!
Any place else I missed?
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