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Thank-You To Everyone Who Participated In Our
2007 Back-to-School Supply Drive!
To Host A 2008 School Supply Drive At Work Or Within
Your Community, Please Contact Us At:
information@Payton34.com
The Walter & Connie Payton Foundation’s priority is to help in-need children
In the State of Illinois, DCFS. One way we help these children is by gathering
Surrounding communities to collect school supplies.
What is needed / given?
New backpacks each filled with: 1 pack of pencils, 1 bottle of washable glue, 1
24-count box of crayons, 1 spiral notebook, 2 folders, 1 pack loose-leaf paper,
1 eraser, 1 ruler, 1 watercolor paint set & 1 pair of children’s safety scissors.
Who are the supplies given to?
In August, these supplies will be handed out at the Annual Back to School Parade
held in the Englewood Neighborhood, which is a low-income neighborhood in Chicago.
There are 35 schools in the Englewood area, all of which are "troubled" areas. With the
help of the Chicago Police Department, these supplies are given to in-need children
at the parade. These children would not be able to start their school year with the
proper supplies if we did not help them.
How do we collect these supplies? 
Area businesses, along with individual persons, host school supply drives
which enable us to give to these children. Supplies are packed into the individual
backpacks. This helps us give them away in an orderly fashion, as there is one
backpack per child with school supplies in it for that individual child. All businesses
and individuals who contribute make his drive a success!
How do you get involved?
- Coordinate A School Supply Drive!
Please contact us via email at: information@Payton34.com
and let us know that you would like to host a school supply drive at your
location. You can feel free to start it anytime, but please try to end it no later than August 10th. (The Back to School Parade will take place the end of August.)
WCPF Staff then collects all the donations from each location.
Monetary donations are always welcome! Checks can be mailed directly to WCPF to help us purchase supplies. All checks can be made out to WCPF and mailed to: 1905 Marketview Drive #234, Yorkville, IL 60560 c/o: School Drive
- Donate School Supplies And Drop Them Off At A Drop-Off Location!
Donate a backpack to a local WCPF School Supply Drive nearest you!
Click on the tab for “Drop Off” locations in your area. (coming soon)
This year, to help us reach each child with a complete set of school
Supplies, we would like to encourage everyone to donate a new backpack filled
With the following: 1 pack of pencils, 1 bottle of washable glue, 1 24-count box
of crayons, 1 spiral notebook, 2 folders, 1 pack loose leaf paper, 1 eraser,
1 ruler, 1 watercolor paint set & 1 pair of children’s safety scissors.
Extra Items are always welcome! Example: Highlighters, pencil bags/boxes……
Helpful Hint: Please try to keep all purchases genderless, so any item can be given
to a boy or a girl. Good colors are red, blue, green, yellow, orange and black. Picture folders are fun, but again please try to stick to something a boy or a girl would enjoy…Example: animals or cartoon characters or just plain colors are good.
- Volunteer To Sort At Our Warehouse!
We organize and sort the backpacks in our warehouse every August.
If you would be interested volunteering with this task please email Nancy Wilson at: nancywilson@payton34.com
 The Walter & Connie Payton Foundation
1905 Marketview Drive #234
Yorkville, IL 60560
847-605-0034
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