USE YOUR Spud BIN TO HELP KIDS!

August 11, 2016

At Spud, we love our bins!

Not only do they keep your groceries safe and sound until they are delivered to you, we also use them to help the community.

This time, we are using them to collect school supplies to donate to kids who need them. To see how you can help, scroll down to read about your city’s bin drive below:

Vancouver: We’re partnering with PALS Autism School in East Vancouver.

PALS Autism Society is the only specialized bricks and mortar elementary and secondary school in British Columbia for children and adolescents with autism, accompanied by a before-and-after school-care program, as well as a CLBC-approved program for adults (with autism) to further develop life skills.

The school operates year-round and uses the proven Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) method to provide core education, life skills, and socials skills as a foundation for independence. It is a warm, caring, and safe environment that provides children and young adults the opportunity to develop social relationships with others while focusing on each individual’s needs. All instructions are provided in a low student-to-teacher ratios.

PALS Autism School was founded in 2007 by five mothers of children with autism and complex developmental disabilities. These mothers believed that adequate programming did not exist to meet the special needs of their children and for many other children across the province. Our goal is to support students with varying levels of ability to become independent members of their communities.

PALS needs:

Clipboards
Glue sticks
Facial Tissue
Large reusable shopping bags
Simple backpacks
8.5” x 11” copy paper
Ziploc baggies –snack size, sandwich size, medium freezer, large freezer
Sticky notes of all shapes and sizes
Yellow #2 pencils
Electric pencil sharpeners
Mechanical pencils
Pencil cases/pouches
Page protectors
Page dividers (regular AND oversized –multi-colour and/or white tabs)
Duotangs
Duct tape
Construction paper
Non-toxic paint
Dry erase markers
Dry erase board brushes
8GB or 16GB Flash Drives
Laminating pouches
White out (ribbon type)
C-ring clips
Binder clips (various sizes)
Cutlery
Plastic tumbler glasses
Hand sanitizer (large and individual sizes)
Large white erasers
Black sharpie markers
Red sharpie markers
Yellow highlighters
Pink highlighters
3” x 5” white ruled index cards
3” x 5” green, pink, blue, purple, yellow ruled index cards
6.5” x 4.5” index card boxes
Disinfecting wipes for counters/tabletops

Victoria-Nanaimo: We’re partnering with 1Up Single Parent Resource Centre

1Up Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre offers practical support, opportunities for growth, and a sense of hope to one-parent families in the Greater Victoria region. Through our many programs and services–including free clothing, bread, toys, books, and school supplies; counselling, parenting and life skills courses; mentorship for single moms and a support group for single dads–single parents find a welcoming community that helps them raise happy, healthy kids.

1Up Needs:

Backpacks
Calculators
Math sets (protractor and compass)
Packaged loose leaf paper
Pens
Pencils
Mechanical pencils
Erasers
Pencil sharpeners
Highlighters
Glue sticks
Scissors
Pencil Cases
Boxed crayons
Boxed coloured markers
Boxed pencil crayons
Sharpies (black)
Rulers
Coil-bound scribblers
Duo tangs

Calgary: We’re partnering with Closer to Home Community Services

Closer to Home is a charitable organization in Calgary that envisions a future where every child will belong to a family and feel valued and secure. Their family-centered, strength-based services ensure that children have stable, healthy, and safe living environments to grow and develop.

Closer to Home needs:

Duotangs
Pencils
Erasers
Glue sticks
Rulers
Plastic pencil boxes
Crayons
Markers
Scissors
Paper (lined)
Pencil crayons
Pencil sharpener
Pens – blue

Edmonton: We are partnering with United Way’s Tools for School initiative

In some areas of Alberta, as many as 80% of students need backpacks filled with school supplies. Tools for School aims to reduce this barrier holding children and youth back from successful learning and participation in school.