Young Lawyers Hosting Backpack and Supply Drive
July 20, 2015
SC Bar Young Lawyers Division collecting school supplies for local students
COLUMBIA, SC – 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 for its annual Backpack and School Supply Drive. Supplies are being collected through Thursday, Aug. 14, and can be dropped off at the locations listed below. Take advantage of the upcoming tax-free weekend, Aug. 7-9, to purchase items.
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.
Donation boxes will be available at the following locations:
Columbia
• South Carolina Bar—950 Taylor St., Columbia 29201
• Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte—1310 Gadsden St., Columbia 29201
• J. Lewis Cromer & Associates, LLC—1418 Laurel St., Ste. A, Columbia 29201
• Turner Padget Graham & Laney—1901 Main St., Ste. 1700, Columbia 29201
• Brie Rust Russell, Attorney at Law—1720 Main St., Ste. 105, Columbia 29201
• Richland County Solicitor’s Office—1701 Main St., Ste. 302, Columbia 29201
Florence
• Florence Child Support Services Office—2120 Jody St., Ste. D, Florence 29501
For more information, contact Sandra Moser at [email protected] or visit www.scbar.org/School-Supplies.
The YLD includes all members of the SC Bar under age 36 and those with less than five years membership.
The SC Bar, which has a membership of more than 15,000 lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.
