Last week OCOPE members spent their free Friday volunteering at Oberlin Community Services’ food bank. I wanted to share here because the Libraries had some great representation! The food bank was impressed with how easily and quickly we were able to carry heavy boxes of canned goods. We chalked it up to all the books we move on a daily basis!
OCOPE is also partnering with Oberlin Community Services for their 8th Annual Jaqui Willis Back To School Drive. This drive ensures that every student in the Oberlin City School District has the resources they need for the upcoming year. If you’d like to help, you can drop off school supplies in the donation box located in the entrance of Terrell Main Library no later than Thursday, August 8th. Or, if you’d prefer to donate monetarily, please drop off your donation to me in person and not in the box. Everyone is welcome to participate, not just OCOPE members.
We have been told that enough binders and erasers have already been donated, but the following materials are still needed:
- Solid colored folders
- Wired earbuds/headphones
- Pencil bags/cases
- Notebooks (Composition books, spiral notebooks, notebooks for 3 subjects)
- Loose lead paper
- No. 2 pencils (regular or mechanical)
- Pens
- Protractors
- Rulers
- Colored pencils
- Washable markers
- Safety scissors
- Boxes of tissues
- Sanitizing wipes
Thank you so much for helping us support the local community. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Way to go! I’ve volunteered at OCS and it was a great experience. I look forward to doing it again.