Asheville.com is proud to be collecting supplies for this year's drive at our office at 265 Charlotte Street in north Asheville. Drop off new items at the office (located inside the Manor Inn) Monday through Friday, 8:30AM-5:30PM, at the United Way office at 50 South French Broad Ave., or at any of these drop-off locations:

• Buyers Agent
  77-D Central Avenue
• Home Trust Bank
  1825 Hendersonville Road
  1999 Hendersonville Road
  10 Woodfin Street
  1011 Tunnel Road
  76 North Main St
  
• Capital Bank
  1310 Hendersonville Road
  11 N. Market St. downtown
• Asheville Savings Bank
  11 Church Street
  10 South Tunnel Road
  907 Smoky Park Hwy
  778 Merrimon Avenue
  5 Olde Eastwood Village Blvd
  1879 Hendersonville Road
  1012 Patton Avenue
  300 West State Street

• Back Packs
• Rulers
• 2-pocket folders with prongs
• Boxes of # 2 pencils and art box
• Packages of erasers
• 2” or 3” 3-ring binders
• Bottles of glue or glue sticks
• Gallon-sized zip-lock bags
• Boxes of Kleenex
• Markers (washable)
• 64 pks of crayons
• Spiral notebooks (no perforated edge, please)
• Pencil pouches
• Package of Pens (blue or black)
• 2” or 3” 3-ring binder with zippers
• Calculators (*scientific functions helpful but not required)
• Index cards
• Colored Pencils

Last year, because of our community's generosity, more than 350 students were outfitted with new backpacks stocked with school supplies. The needs will be even greater this year, so spread the word at work, at your faith community, and among friends and family, and condiser dropping by with a few supplies to donate!