Ben Hill UMC Children, Youth, Young Adult, Outreach, Social Concerns and Food Bank Ministries invites all individuals, families and ministries to participate in this years’ 13th Annual Back to School Jam on Saturday, July 27, 2024, 10am to 2pm!
We will be providing students with FREE Eye, Ear, Dental Screens, FREE haircuts, FREE Shoes, FREE Physical and Mental Wellness Education and Screenings, FREE Games and prizes, FREE lunch, FREE Health Fair, Voter’s Registration and More!
For Primary and Elementary School, you may purchase traditional bookbags. For ALL Middle School and High School students they are required to have CLEAR or MESH bookbags ONLY!
We will continue to sponsor college students. Please keep in mind when shopping for College Students that they have heavy books and may carry multiple books at one time and will need sturdier book bags when making your purchases.
We are requesting that each book bag include the following items below:
How can you help? We need DONATIONS listed below and we need LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FLYER with the list of school supplies & more info.
We are requesting that each book bag include the following:
PRE-K
(ONLY 50 BAGS NEEDED)
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- Pencil Box
- 10-Pack of Pencils
- Crayon Box
- Glue Sticks
- Kids Blunt scissors
- 1 pack of Primary Paper
- Alphabet Flash Cards
- Color Flash Cards
- Shape Flash Cards
- Pocket size Kleenex
- 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
ELEMENTARY
Grades: 3-5
(250 BAGS NEEDED)
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- Pencil Box
- 10-Pack of Pencils
- Crayon Box
- Glue Sticks
- Kids Blunt scissors
- 6-2 pocket folders
- 2-Composition books
- 2 packs of loose-leaf wide ruled paper
- 2-spiral notebooks
- Pocket size Kleenex
- 1-bottle of a hand sanitizer
PRIMARY
Grades: K-2
(100 BOOKBAGS NEEDED)
- Pencil Box
- 10-Pack of Pencils
- Crayon Box
- Glue Sticks
- Kids Blunt scissors
- 2-2 pocket folders
- 3-Packs of Primary Paper
- Pocket size Kleenex
- 1-bottle of a hand sanitizer
MIDDLE/HIGH
(150 BAGS NEEDED)
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- 10-Pack of Pencils
- 10-Pack of Blue/Black Pens
- 1-pack of highlighters
- 1-Ruler
- 1-Pack of Index Cards
- 3-Composition Books
- 3-Packs of Loose- Leaf College Ruled Paper
- 3-Spiral Notebooks
- 6-2 pocket folders
- Pocket size Kleenex
- 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
COLLEGE STUDENTS
(ONLY 50 BAGS NEEDED)
- 10-Pack of Blue/Black Pens
- 1-pack of highlighters
- 1-pack of sticky notes
- 3-Composition Books
- 3-Packs of Loose- Leaf College Ruled Paper
- 3-Spiral Notebooks
- 6-2 pocket folders
- Pocket size Kleenex
- 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
Recommendations for Individual and Family Donations:
At least 1 Primary Book Bag, 2 Elementary Book Bags and 1 Middle/High Clear Book Bag per household
Recommendations for Adult Ministry Donations:
At least 2 Primary Book Bags, 8 Elementary Book Bags and 2 Middle/High Clear Book Bags
Recommendations for Children Ministry Donations:
At least 1 Primary and 1 Elementary Book Bag per household
Recommendations for Youth Ministry Donations:
At least 2 Middle/High Clear Book Bags per household
Recommendations for Young Adult Ministry Donations:
At least 1 College Book Bag per household
We will give away NEW Tennis Shoes to a limited number of children, youth and young adults. We are accepting NEW tennis shoe donations in all sizes children and adult sizes.
We will collect Book Bags and Shoes on Wednesday’s and Saturday’s at the Food Bank when you bring your food donations on the following dates between 10:30AM and 12:30PM:
ON Wednesdays: June 19, June 26, July 10, July 17, AND
ON Saturdays: June 22, June 29, July 13, July 20
INFO FOR VOLUNTEERS
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jacquia Robinson at announcements@benhillumc.org.
If you would like more information on this event or would like to make a financial donation, please contact Kimberli Smith at 678-634-1826/kimberlismith@starsincga.org.
