Mission
To provide basic
school supplies to families in need, giving their children an opportunity for
success based on ability rather than economic advantage.
Operation Back to
School is an all volunteer effort serving at-risk children in El Paso and
Teller counties. Established in 1991, the program has grown to provide
supplies for approximately 3,000 children each year.
Christmas Unlimited
adopted Operation Back to School in 1997 at the urging of community
leaders. For eighty-three years Christmas Unlimited has provided for
families in need during the holidays.
A Letter to You
For a moment imagine you are a carpenter and show up on the job
site with only a pencil and a hammer. You're told to start framing a
house -- no nails, no saw, no square, no level. How can anyone expect
your to do your job without the right materials?
At the start of every school year, thousands of children throughout El
Paso and Teller counties are asked to do just that. To start school
without the tools and supplies to frame their house, the ones they will live in
for the rest of their lives--education.
We need your help to insure that these children have the tools to
successfully build their future
Bob
Tretheway
Managing Director
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Operation Back to School is...
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Dedicated to
providing at-risk children with the materials necessary to be successful in
school
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The largest program
of its kind in the state
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A community
partnership serving the needs of families experiencing financial hardship
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A program of
Christmas Unlimited, a 501(c)3 non-profit that has been serving the Pikes Peak
region since 1923
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Supported by:
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KKTV 11 News
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Subway
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Blockbusters
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Chapel Hills Mall
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Foundation for School District 11
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Booze, Allen, Hamilton
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DeVry University
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New Dawn Sertoma
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Prospectors Sertoma
Please Donate:
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3-ring
binders
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Composition
Notebooks
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Markers
(washable)
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Red
Pencils
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Calculators
(simple)
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Crayons
(24 & 36 count)
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#2
Pencils
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12"
Rulers
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Calculators
(scientific)
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Dictionaries
& Thesaurus
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Pencil
Sharpeners
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Sharpies
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Colored
Pencils
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Dry
Erase Markers
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Black
& Blue Pens
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Supply
Boxes
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Compasses
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Markers
(narrow tip)
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Pink
Erasers
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Two-Pocket
Folders
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Pointed
Scissors
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Protractors
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Washable
Glue
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Watercolor
Sets
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3.5
Floppy Discs
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Need Help?
Applications are
available in July and August at:
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Eastern El Paso
County Community Center
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El Paso County
Health Department
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El Paso County
Department of Human Services
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Ecumenical Social
Ministries
To
make a donation online please go to:
www.networkforgood.com
Checks
and money orders can be made out to:
OBTS
2204 East Boulder
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
For
more information call:
719-597-1821
