The Saint Francis Auxiliary will help area children get ready for school with a “Back to School Supply Drive” from July 30-August 7.

Community members can drop off school supplies at marked donation barrels throughout Saint Francis Medical Center and offsite Saint Francis locations.

The “Back to School Supply Drive” will take place Wednesday, July 30, through Thursday, August 7.

Traditional school supplies are needed and include:

• two-pocket folders
• pencil sharpeners (small, handheld)
• backpacks
• scissors
• markers
• crayons
• #2 lead pencils
• wide-ruled notebooks
• pencil tip erasers
• glue sticks
• colored pencils
• black and red ink pens
• index cards
• hand sanitizer
• Clorox wipes
• quart sandwich bags
• gallon zipper bags