Donate Back-to-School Gear and be on TV August 25

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If you or your company would like to donate back-to-school items to Chicago-area kids going back to class, NBC-5's Katherine Janicek wants to hear about it. You can donate live on TV at NBC's Studio 5 Plaza in Chicago next week, August 25 from 5-7 a.m., and get a mention (depending on how large the donation is.)

Contact Kathryn Janicek, Daypart Manager, NBC 5 News Today at Kathryn.Janicek@nbcuni.com or 312-836-5737 to follow up.

This just in from Kathryn Janicek...

Here are examples of school supplies I am told the children need:

• Backpacks
• Solar powered alarm clocks
• Ballpoint pens
• #2 pencils
• Pencil sharpeners
• Spiraled notebooks
• Folders
• Filler paper
• Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Erasers
• Supply cases/boxes
• Protractors
• Rulers
• Flash drives
• Weekly planners

Please let me know if you'd like to donate live on next Wednesday's show -- and I'll make sure to carve out time for your company.

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