MCLA Holds School Supply Drive to Benefit Local Students

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will continue its tradition of giving back during the First Days of the academic year when the MCLA Center for Service and Citizenship hosts a “School Supply Drive” to benefit local elementary school students.

The community is invited to participate in this effort, which will begin as the Class of 2019 moves in on Sunday, Aug. 30. Items needed include pencils and erasers, mechanical pencils, notebooks and journals, folders and binders, notebook paper, rulers, calculators, markers and crayons.

Collection boxes will be available as the new students check in to campus. Locations include the Campus Center Marketplace, the MCLA Book Store, at the Information Desk in the Campus Center and on the third floor of the Campus Center.


In addition, donations may be brought to the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, room 132.

The School Supply Drive will continue through Sept. 7.

For more information, contact Christopher Hantman, community engagement coordinator, at 413-662-5384 or email Christopher.Hantman@mcla.edu.


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