Davie officials ask for donations to help children in need prepare for school

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DAVIE, Fla. – There is an ongoing school supply drive until Aug. 12 to help children in need prepare to return to class.

Town of Davie officials, the Rick and Rita Case Boys and Girls Club, the Florence A. De George Unit Boys and Girls Club, and the Davie Police Athletic League are hosting drop-off locations.

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The organizers welcomed composition books, spiral notebooks (wide and college-ruled), dry-erase markers, #2 pencils, pencil cases, erasers, pocket folders (duo-tang style), pens, rulers, glue sticks, and highlighters.

Donors can benefit from Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday, which begins on July 29 and ends on Aug. 11. Here is the list of five drop-off locations open from Monday to Thursday:

• Town Clerk’s Office (Building C) is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at 8800 SW 36 St.

• Pine Island Multipurpose Center is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., at 3801 S. Pine Island Road

• Fitness and Aquatic Center is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., at 3800 SW 92 Ave.

• Davie Police Department Lobby is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 1230 South Nob Hill Road

• Davie Fire Rescue Department’s main lobby is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at 6901 Orange Drive

Here is the list of locations open on Friday:

  • The Davie Fitness and Aquatic Center is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., at 3800 SW 92 Ave.
  • The Pine Island Multipurpose Center is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., at 3801 S. Pine Island Road.

Here is the list of locations open on Saturday and Sunday:

  • Fitness and Aquatic Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 3800 SW 92 Ave.
  • Pine Island Multipurpose Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 3801 S. Pine Island Road.

For more information about the donation drive, e-mail amadias@davie-fl.gov or cpezoldt@davie-fl.gov, or call 954-693-8395 or 954-797-1151.


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