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Comerica Bank Hosts School Supplies Drive
The Ferndale branch on East Nine Mile Road is participating now through Aug. 19. Donations will be given to area children whose circumstances limit their ability to have ample school supplies.
Comerica Bank is hosting a school supply drive now through Aug. 19 throughout Michigan in conjunction with Operation: Kid Equip to help those children who are unable to purchase the proper or ample supplies.
The supplies will be donated to children in Michigan following the end of the drive, according to a press release, which is where Operation: Kid Equip, a non-profit Michigan organization that connects the supplies with students in need.
Comerica is asking anyone who wishes to donate to bring the supplies to the lobby of their local branch, where a donation box will be available.
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This includes the , located at 1000 E. Nine Mile Road, as well as 195 other locations across the state.
Supplies on the wish list include:
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- pens, pencils
- notebooks
- crayons, markers
- erasers
- backpacks
- scissors
- glue
- paper
Operation: Kid Equip will follow up the supply drive with a "Backpackpalooza Detroit" event for Aug. 27, in which the first 1,000 kids who qualify as in-need will receive a free backpack filled with school supplies, hygiene products and a piggy bank.
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