A collection of school supplies

Courtesy of Buncombe County, NC

DELAWARE - Delaware State Police are asking the public to help students in need prepare for the upcoming school year.

DSP’s Community Engagement Unit is bringing back its annual “Operation Troopers Have Your BACKpack” program, which collects school supplies for children across the First State.

Donations will be accepted from Aug. 3 through Aug. 21 at any Delaware State Police troop or Delaware State Police Federal Credit Union location. Collection boxes will be available at each location.

Requested supplies include:

-Backpacks

-No. 2 pencils

-24-count boxes of crayons

-Spiral notebooks

-Large pink erasers

-Colored pencils

-Washable markers

-Highlighters

-Three-ring binders

-Wide-ruled loose-leaf paper

-Composition books

-Boxes of tissues

-Plastic pocket folders

-Hand sanitizer

DSP says the donated supplies will be distributed to students at the beginning of the school year.

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