Each year, Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul collects new backpacks and other essential school tools to benefit school children from low-income families throughout Greater Saint Paul. Bring your donations to the church Social Hall now through Sunday, August 24, 2025 and place them in the designated barrels. Monetary donations are also welcome. Make checks payable to Interfaith Action with “School Tools” in the memo line. For more information, please contact Interfaith Action, rmorey@interfaithation.org, or Margo Dickinson, margo.w.dickinson@gmail.com, or 651-815-2821. Donations needed: 

• Backpacks

• 3-ring binders & loose-leaf paper

• Folders & notebooks

• Calculators

• Pencils & pens 

• Markers, colored pencils, & crayons

• Erasers and highlighters

• Glue sticks & bottles

• Scissors & rulers

• Facial tissue

• Pencil boxes & pencil sharpeners

• School boxes

• Hand sanitizer