Donate school supplies at grocery stores
Shoppers can outfit needy students with supplies by dropping things off at a Publix through Aug. 14.
Publix Super Markets has teamed up with United Way, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and several radio stations to collect needed school supplies, including pens, pencils, crayons, markers, folders, spiral notebooks and rulers. Shoppers can drop them off in "School Tools" bins in the stores.
The schools systems participating in the School Tools for Cool Kids campaign include: Atlanta, Decatur, Marietta, Carrollton and Walton cities and Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding and Rockdale counties.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
