Southgate Lanes and Stratton Auto Group have teamed up to make certain that all Bluffton students have school supplies when the 2018-19 school year begins in August.

Derek Dukes of Southgate Lanes and Jesse Owsley of Stratton Auto Group are heading up the drive.

“Our drive starts on June 27 and will continue until the end of July,” said Owsley. “We are collecting supplies to benefit Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry.”

He added, “ It would be awesome if we could collect enough supplies for every Bluffton student who needs them.”

The assistance program distributes the supplies each August prior to the start of the school year. A Facebook event page launch is underway.

Collection buckets for supplies will be located at:
• Bluffton Auto Repair
• Southgate Lanes
• First National Bank
• Bluffton Public Library
• Community Markets

Here’s a list of typical school supplies needed:
• Book bags
• Spiral notebooks
• Composition notebooks
• 1-inch three-ring binders
• 1 1/2 –inch three-ring binders
• Erasers
• Rulers
• Pencils (regular and mechanical)
• Red pens
• Highlighters
• Colored pencils
• Box of 24 crayons
• Elmer’s glue
• Pencil box and bags
• Dry erase markers
• 2-pocket folders
• Scissors
• Tab dividers
• Index cards
• Graph paper
• Protractors

Persons or groups interested in making monetary donations contact Owsley at Stratton’s, 419-358-1900, or Dukes at Southgate, 419-358-6966.