Backpack Drive

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
GOAL: To provide a backpack full of school supplies to 700 Find My Genius scholars enrolled in our summer program! You can be part of setting them up for success in the 2024-2025 school year!
 

ITEMS NEEDED:

  • School Supply/Pencil Box
  • 24-Pack Crayons
  • Composition Notebook - Wide-Ruled
  • Box of Pencils - Wood or Mechanical
  • Box of Colored Pencils
  • 1 Eraser
  • 3 Pocket Folders
  • Glue Sticks
  • Hand Sanitizer


DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
Simi Valley Family YMCA & Yarrow Family YMCA
Bins are located in the lobbies

You can donate in multiple ways!

  • Entire contents for one backpack
  • Any of the listed items
  • Monetary: check or credit card or card on membership file

The cost of supplies for one scholar supplies is $30.

DONATE ONLINE

*Thanks to a generous donor, we have the 700 backpacks needed for this year.

If you would prefer to donate using your credit card on file or if you would like us to charge your card in-house, please download the form below, fill out and either bring it to either Y branch or email it to us at dhutchison@sevymca.org.

DONATION FORM

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Please stop by the Membership Desk or email us at info@sevymca.org if you have any questions!

FIND MY GENIUS

To learn more about our Find My Genius Scholars, the recipients of these backpacks, please click on the button below!

FIND MY GENIUS