The North Penn School District Educational Foundation is holding its annual Build a Bag school supply drive in preparation for the 2022-2023 school year. Supplies collected during the drive will be provided to students in need before the start of school in August.
Each year, the North Penn School District Educational Foundation works in partnership with schools and guidance counselors to help families and students in need get the supplies they need to be successful in school. By alleviating the financial burden that school supplies can bring, students are able to focus solely on their studies and know they are set up for success. Supplies are given to students discreetly by their guidance counselors prior to the start of school.
Individuals interested in donating to the drive can do so in several ways. There are drop off bins located at businesses throughout the North Penn community who have partnered with the NPSD Educational Foundation to support students in need. The list of supplies needed can be found on the Foundation website here. Those locations are as follows:
● Pritchard, Bieler, Gruver, & Willison PC, 590 Bethlehem Pike Suite A, Colmar, PA 18915
● Planet Fitness Montgomeryville, 751 Horsham Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
● Planet Fitness Lansdale, 1758 Allentown Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
● J.L. Freed Honda, 685 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
● Offices of Rep. Steve Malagari, 100 West Main Street, Suite 100, Lansdale, PA 19446
● HealthSource of North Penn, 632 E. Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446
● The Zach Behr Team - Keller Williams Real Estate, 910 Harvest Drive, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
● St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 211 S Main Street, North Wales, PA 19454
● Univest Blue Bell, 694 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422
● Univest Lansdale, 120 Forty Foot Road, Hatfield, PA, 19440
● Univest Line Lexington, 990 Bethlehem Pike, Line Lexington, PA 18932
● Univest Montgomeryville, 986 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
● Eclipse Center for Creative Community, 30 Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446
● Bacco Italian Restaurant, 597 Dekalb Pike, North Wales, PA 19454
● Montgomery Township Police Department, 1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
● Images Salon, 1540 Cowpath Road, Hatfield, PA, 19440
There is also a drop-off bin located at the NPSD Educational Services Center (401 E Hancock Street, Lansdale).
Additionally, the NPSD Educational Foundation has created a Target Registry where those wishing to donate can purchase items that will be directly shipped to the district and distributed to students. The registry can be found online here.
The NPSD Educational Foundation is also accepting monetary donations that will be used to purchase any items not covered by community donations. To donate online, please click here. The NPSD Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and all donations are tax-deductible.
Since 2018, the NPSD Educational Foundation Build-a-Bag program has provided backpacks and supplies to hundreds of children within the North Penn School District. This gift would not be possible without the support of community members who, each year, come together to support everyone in the North Penn community. To learn more about the Foundation, please visit https://www.npennedfoundation.org/.
