Young Lawyers hosting backpack and supply drive

July 8, 2017

The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division, in conjunction with The Cooperative Ministry, is collecting backpacks and other school supplies for donation to schools and students throughout the state during its annual Back-to-School Backpack and School Supply Drive. Supplies will be collected through Wednesday, Aug. 10, and can be dropped at locations in Chesterfield, Columbia and Florence.

Examples of items needed include new backpacks, spiral bound notebooks, loose leaf paper, composition notebooks, binders, pocket folders, scissors, rulers, compasses, protractors, dividers, mechanical pencils, #2 pencils, highlighters, dry erase markers, crayons, 3×5 index cards, Post-It notes, book covers, dictionaries and large boxes of Kleenex. Take advantage of the upcoming tax-free weekend, Aug. 4-6, to purchase items.

Supplies can be dropped off at the following locations:

Chesterfield

Chesterfield Public Defender’s Office—101 W. Main St., Chesterfield 29709

Columbia

Adams and Reese, LLP—1501 Main St., 5th Floor, Columbia 29201
Attorney General’s Office—1000 Assembly St., Columbia 29201
Bowman and Brook—1441 Main St., #1200, Columbia 29201
Brie Rust Russell-Attorney at Law—1720 Main St., Ste. 105, Columbia 29201
Coplon’s—4825 Forest Dr., Columbia 29206
George Sink, PA—1440 Broad River Rd., Columbia 29210
Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC—2721 Devine St., Columbia 29205
Haynsworth, Sinker, Boyd, PA—1201 Main St., #2200, Columbia, 29201
McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC—1320 Main St., Columbia 29201
Moore Taylor Law Firm—1700 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia 29169
Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, PA—1900 Barnwell St., Columbia 29201
Richland County Solicitor’s Office—1701 Main St., Ste. 302, Columbia 29201
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC—1221 Main St., 14th Floor, Columbia 29201
Sherpy & Jones, PA—3109 Devine St., Columbia 29205
South Carolina Bar—950 Taylor St., Columbia 29201
Sowell Gray Stepp & Lafitte—1310 Gadsden St., Columbia 29201
Strom Law Firm, LLC—2110 N. Beltline Blvd., Columbia 29204
Turner Padget Graham & Laney—1901 Main St., Ste. 1700, Columbia 29201

Florence

Florence Child Support Services Office—2120 Jody St., Ste. D, Florence 29501

 

For more information, contact Sandra Moser at [email protected], Stephen Blevins at [email protected] or TJ Twehues at [email protected] or visit www.scbar.org/yld.

About the SC Bar YLD:
The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division includes all members of the SC Bar under age 36 and those with less than five years membership.

About the SC Bar:
The SC Bar, which has a membership of more than 16,000 lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.