Once again, this year, we will help children here in Monmouth County begin the school year with needed materials and supplies by participating in our backpack program. There are children who come to school without the needed supplies such as pencils and notebooks, delaying or impeding their fresh start to the new school year. We hope to make a difference for some of these children. Please consider providing a child with some needed supplies such as: Sturdy backpack; pencils, pens, crayons, markers, colored pencils, highlighters, zippered pencil case, spiral notebooks (no binders), homework notebooks, child scissors, glue sticks, marble notebooks, erasers, and other young child specific supplies. The target grade levels are 1 st to 5th grades. Please bring the backpacks or supplies to church any day before Sunday September 8th, when they will be blessed and delivered to the school guidance counselor during that first week of school. Please help us help some children again this year. Your generosity is appreciated.