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Hello peaceable people,<br>
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This is a request about, maybe, a different sort of contribution to
peace -- taking up a collection of/for school supplies for children
in our town.<br>
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This weekend (Fri-Sat Aug 11-12) is the annual C-U Days festival at
Douglass Park in north Champaign. That is a low and moderate
income part of town, with a large Black population.<br>
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School supplies are expensive. The local social justice group, <a
href="https://programsnotjails.com/">Build Programs, Not Jails,</a>
will have a table there - both to talk about public investment in
public safety and alternatives to incarceration, and to offer school
supplies without charge to any family who needs some.<br>
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I'm contributing, and I'll be at the park for some of Saturday
afternoon. If you're willing to contribute something too, here are
some ways to help:<br>
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<blockquote>1. Online donations:<br>
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2. Checks written to:<br>
<blockquote>CU Citizens for Peace and Justice (they are a
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Donate school supplies. See list below of what's most
needed.<br>
You could bring them by Douglass Park during C-U Days ( <a
href="https://champaignparks.com/cu-days/">https://champaignparks.com/cu-days/</a>
), 6-9pm Friday or Saturday starting at 11am. If that is
inconvenient, please let me know and we can arrange
something!<br>
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<blockquote><b>Paper</b><br>
<blockquote>College rule Loose leaf (200 count)<br>
1/4-inch graph paper<br>
Pocket folders, 3 hole punch<br>
Composition notebook<br>
Spiral Notebook (wide / college rule)<br>
3x5 Index card<br>
Post-it notes<br>
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<b>Pens / etc</b><br>
<blockquote>#2 Pencils<br>
Pens (Blue/black)<br>
Highlighters<br>
Erasers<br>
Sharpeners<br>
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<b>Art Supplies</b><br>
<blockquote>Crayons (16 count / 24 count)<br>
Colored Pencils<br>
Washable Markers<br>
Elmer's glue (7 5/8 fl oz, or 4 oz)<br>
Glue sticks<br>
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<b>Other</b><br>
<blockquote>Rulers<br>
Hand Sanitizers<br>
Facial tissues<br>
Ziploc bags (Gallon / Sandwich)<br>
Book bags<br>
Scientific calculator (Casio fx-300MS)<br>
Candy (preferably healthy options)<br>
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