Operation School Supplies
At DePelchin, we want to help kids have a great start at school—but we need your help to give them the new school supplies they need. Your involvement in Operation School Supplies will ensure that no child has to go to school empty-handed.
To Participate in Operation School Supplies
Please collect or purchase items from the list below. Then, contact us at 713-802-7645 or volunteers@depelchin.org to schedule delivery.
School Supply Items List
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Ball-point Pens (blue, black, and red medium point)
Binders (2” with pockets)
Box of Watercolor paints and brushes
Boxes of Tissues
Calculators
Combination Locks
Compasses
Composition and Journal books (hard cover with 8 ½”x 11 ½”, ½” ruled, red base line)
Crayons (16 or 24 assorted colors)
Erasers (pencil cap erasers, Magic Rub eraser)
Expo Markers
Folders/ brad folders with pockets (assorted colors/designs)
Freezer Baggies (gallon size and quart size)
Glue sticks and Container of Glue (4 oz)
Graph paper tablets (1cm x 1cm squares)
Hand Sanitizer
Highlighters (preferably yellow)
Index cards (3x5 and 4x6)
Jackets and Sweaters
Mail Labels
Map Pencils
Multi-method writing tablet (no newsprint please)
Packets of construction paper, assorted colors 9” X 12” OR 12” X 18”
Packets of manila paper, 12” x 18”
Paper Towels
Poly Envelopes with String Closer
Post-Its (3x3)
Poster Paper/Board (preferably white)
Protractors
Rulers (clear plastic with inches and centimeters)
School Uniforms/Gift cards for clothes/Monetary donation
Scissors
Spiral Notebooks 10” x 8”, ½” ruled
Sticky Tack
Subject Dividers for Binder
Tennis shoes/Gift card for shoes/Monetary donation
USB Portable Flash Drives
Variety of Backpacks for all ages (preferably mesh or clear)
Variety of Lunch kits for all ages
Water soluble markers (thin and wide)
Wide Rule Notebook paper (200 count) 8 ½” x 10 ½”, ½” ruled
Writing pencils (No. 2) with eraser tops
Ziploc bags (small to medium size bags for science projects)
Zipper pouches for supplies and school supply box
