Lynnwood Police Department 19321 44th Avenue West  -  PO Box 5008  -  Lynnwood, WA 98046-5008 Lynnwood Police Teams Up With Family Center
	Posted: June 30, 2010 Contact: Shannon Sessions Public Information Officer 425-670-5635 **Find breaking news and updates on the new Media Line at 425-670-5666**

Lynnwood Police Department has joined with the South Snohomish County Family Center to benefit the annual Back to School Resource Fair. Drop off new, school supplies at the Lynnwood Police Department or one of the many other drop-off stations in the area (listed below). The School Supply donation bin is located in the lobby (open 24/7) of the Lynnwood Police Department at 19321 44th Avenue W in Lynnwood.  The deadline for donations is Aug. 6, the Back To School Resource Fair is from 12 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at Cedar Valley Community School in Lynnwood and is open to all Edmonds School District families. Pre-registration was required to receive free school supplies. Donate Supplies – Watch for great sales and weekly bargains at local stores to purchase supplies! Backpacks Glue sticks Colored pencils Pencil box Pocket folders Notebook dividers Permanent markers Calculators Baby Wipes USB flash drive #2 Pencils Bottled glue Wide tip markers Pencil pouch Rulers Composition notebooks Highlighters Pens (red, blue & black) Box of Kleenex Post It notes Gallon Sized Ziplock bags Pink Erasers Crayons (24pk) Narrow tip markers Blunt scissors – Fiskar brand Pointed children’s scissors 3 ring binders (1-2”) Spiral notebooks (wide & college) Notebook paper (wide & college) Pencil Sharpeners Clipboard     All donations are tax deductible.  If you are donating money, please make your check payable to the Family Center with notation Back to School Consortium. School supplies and monetary donations can be mailed or dropped off at the Family Center, 6330 195th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036.  Along with the Lynnwood Police Department, you can also drop off school supplies at the following locations: ·        Windermere Alderwood (Alderwood Mall Blvd/Alderwood Mall Pkwy) ·        Windermere Edmonds (5th and Dayton, Edmonds) ·        Windermere Lynnwood (44th/ Alderwood Mall Pkwy) ·        Sno-Isle Library (44th/192nd Lynnwood) ·        Edmonds School District Office (20420 68th Ave W,Lynnwood) ·        Lynnwood Honda (220th/Hwy99)   The Family Center is an outreach of Lutheran Community Services Northwest Other event partners – Edmonds School District, Alderwood Windermere, Academic Link Outreach, Turning Point and the Windermere Foundation.   Other opportunities to give: Support the event with a monetary donation: $10 pays for a haircut $25 buys supplies for a K-2nd grader $50-$75 buys supplies for a 3-12th grader   Or be an Event Sponsor: ·        Gold $500 ·        Silver: $250 ·        Bronze: $100 Sponsors will be acknowledged in all publications. Funds will be used entirely to purchase supplies and haircuts for kids! Anyone with questions should contact Carmen at the Family Center at 425-670-8984 xt. 22. .