Glen Allen nonprofit to host school supply drive at Walmart in Short Pump Saturday

A Glen Allen nonprofit is calling on the community to help students start the school year with the supplies they need to succeed.

One Small Chance will host its Third Annual School Supplies Drive on Saturday, Aug. 8, outside the Walmart at 11400 West Broad Street in Glen Allen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers are asking community members to donate new backpacks, folders, binders, pencils, pens, crayons, colored pencils, erasers and pencil sharpeners.

Volunteers will organize donations into backpacks and distribute them to local schools identified as having the greatest need.

"We communicate with teachers, counselors and school districts across Richmond, Hanover and Henrico to determine which schools need the most support," founder Chance Archer said. "We're very intentional about making sure these supplies go where they'll make the biggest impact."

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