It's the day most kids dread and many parents look forward to, the first day of school.
Since it will be here before we know it, there is a local effort to make sure every kid has all the school supplies they need.
The Stevens Point Police Department is taking part in Project Fresh Start 2012, giving needy kids those required supplies. More than 3,000 of them qualify this year.
They need your help though, to help them; you can drop off donations in the police department lobby now, through August 13th.
The following are tentative numbers and supply items.
2 count dry erase markers 829
Backpacks 1,541
Pencils 15,410
Pencil boxes/cases 717
Crayons 1,012
8 count washable markers 691
Colored pencils 764
Glue bottles 998
Glue sticks 3,041
Scissors 851
Erasers 1,269
Folders 6,164
Notebooks 6,164
Pencil Sharpeners 1,541
Highlighters 893
Rulers 451
Index cards 1,541
Black/blue pens 3,082
Red pens 1,541
Fine tip black markers 786
Protractors 475
Binders 514
Calculators-Basic 369
Calculators-Scientific 785
Compasses 601
Loose leaf papers 1,541
Total items needed 53,931
