The School Chest Program of The American Red Cross Club of Boston College collects school supplies to be sent to under-privileged kids through BC’s service immersion trips. Supplies can be dropped off at any Boston College Blood Drive, CPR & First Aid Courses, or anytime to Campanella Suite 254P.

What can you donate?

• pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, pens
• plastic rulers, protractors, compasses
• chalk, chalkboard erasers
• paper - lined, plain, construction
• crayons, markers, colored pencils
• jump ropes, soccer balls, air pumps
• children’s books (especially Spanish)
• notebooks (half used is fine)
• calculators
• tape, glue, scissors
• backpacks
• functional laptops

What can i do to help?
Get involved! Contact school chest coordinator Linda Hu at hulc@bc.edu. Volunteers will come together to help:

• Design or post posters
• Collect school chest items in dorms
• Decorate Boxes to put supplies in
• Package supplies
• Organize supplies
• Plan school chest collection events
• Donate school supplies

For more information about this department, please contact our School Chest Corrdinator Linda Hu at hulc@bc.edu.