School Supplies and Backpacks

 

 

Help Olathe Students Start School Ready to Learn

Donate School Supplies

 

This summer, the Olathe Public Schools Foundation will fill over 2,500 backpacks with school supplies to help ensure Olathe students have what they need to start school and be ready to learn. Your support will mean a lot to Olathe students. Kids can't learn if they're worried they don't have the tools they need to be successful.
If your child is in need of backpacks and school supplies, call your school for information or assistance.
 
 

How You Can Help

  • Make a monetary donation online (select the School Supply Drive fund) or mail it to 300 E. Loula, Olathe, KS 66061.
  • Drop off school supplies and backpack donations June 14 through August 12 at a location listed below.
  • Shop online from one of our wish lists:
    • Backpacks - Help us provide our students with a variety of backpack styles to choose from. Items on this Amazon list can be delivered directly to the OPSF. 
    • School supplies - Don't have time to go to the store? Use one of these links (Target or Amazon) to shop from a list of supplies that can be delivered directly to the OPSF.
  • Host your own school supply drive. If your organization, company or neighborhood would like to host a school supply drive, contact Alice Snider at foundation@olatheschools.org or (913) 780-8222.
  • Spread the word! Share OPSF social media posts (TwitterFacebook, Instagram) to your own profile or download this flier to share with friends and coworkers.
 
Supplies Needed
  • Backpacks – 17-18” are ideal for both younger and older students.
  • 1 inch, 3-ring binders
  • 2 inch, 3-ring binders
  • Markers, primary colors
  • 5 tab, 3-ring index dividers
  • Colored pencils, sets of 12-24
  • Glue sticks
  • Glue bottles
  • Highlighters
  • Index cards, 3”x 5”
  • Loose leaf paper, wide-ruled
  • Pencil bags
  • Pencil boxes
  • Pens: black, blue and red
  • #2 pencils
  • Scissors
  • Spiral notebooks, single subject
  • Pocket folders without prongs
  • Pocket folders with prongs
  • Ear buds/Headphones
  • Dry erase markers
 
Community Drop-off Locations Open June 12 - August 14, 2023
  • Olathe Downtown Library - 260 E Santa Fe 
  • Olathe Indian Creek Library - 16100 W 135th St. 
  • Mill Creek Campus - 300 E Loula (9-4 / M-THR)

Community Drop-off Locations Open Throughout the Month of July

  • Olathe Municipal Court - $50 Credit towards traffic or parking fines! - July 1-31
  • Olathe Ford Lincoln - July 5-31
  • Sweet Tee's Coffee Shop -  July 10-31
  • Chick-Fil-A Olathe - July 17-20
  • Olathe Chiropractic Lifestyle Center - July 17-20
 
Questions? Email foundation@olatheschools.org or call 913.780.8222