DELAWARE - The Delaware State Police Community Engagement Unit’s annual program 'Operation Troopers Have Your BACKpack' is back.
The program is to benefit school-aged children in need with the necessities for school.
State troopers are asking for help with donations to fill each child’s backpack with the following school supplies:
- Backpacks
- No. 2 Pencils
- 24-Count Crayons
- Spiral Notebooks
- Large Pink Erasers
- Colored Pencils
- Washable Markers
- Highlighters
- 3-Ring Binders
- Loose Leaf Wide Ruled Paper
- Composition Books
- Box of Tissues
- Plastic Pocket Folders
- Hand Sanitizer
Donations can be taken to any Delaware State Police Troop or Delaware State Police Federal Credit Union locations by anyone wishing to help. Each location will have a box for supplies to be dropped off.
The donations will be collected from Aug. 3 until Aug 21 and will be distributed at the start of the school year.
