State Farm agents are gearing up for the first day of school by collecting school supplies at their offices throughout August to help hundreds of families and children around Hillsborough County.
Locally, supplies will be donated to the United Food Bank of Plant City.
The following school supplies are needed:
• Backpacks
• Notebooks, folders and binders
• Pens, pencils, colored pencils, markers and crayons
• Erasers, rulers, protractors and scissors
• USB drives and calculators
• Paper clips, board eraser solutions and glue sticks
• Chart paper, index cards, printing paper and lined paper
In addition to the United Food Bank, school supplies will be donated to various elementary, middle and high schools, churches, ECHO of Brandon and the Hillsborough Education Foundation.
To make a donation in Plant City, visit State Farm agent Courtney Paat, Courtney Paat, 1805 James L Redman Parkway.