INK! launches 2023 Tools 4 Schools school supply drive to benefit St. Johns County teachers and students
INK! has launched the annual Tools 4 Schools classroom supply drive to support St. Johns County, Fla. teachers and students through the 2023-2024 school year. Community and business collection drives are scheduled across the County to prepare for the start of the school year on Thursday, August 10.
Tools 4 Schools is a community-based classroom supply initiative that seeks to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for educators and ensure that both teachers and students have the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. To prepare for the school year, INK! and community partners host an annual countywide school supply drive over the summer. Individuals, organizations, and businesses are encouraged to participate by hosting a Tools 4 Schools collection bin, donating supplies, and volunteering to help sort and distribute supplies to teachers.
The Tools 4 Schools community supply drive runs July 1 through August 7, 2023
The Tools 4 Schools program is made possible by annual donations from supporters including The Bailey Group, Publix, and Staples as well as local businesses that host collection drives including Ameris Bank, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Community First Credit Union, David Weekly Homes, Northrop Grumman, Solar Stik, SouthState Bank, the St. Johns County Tax Collector, and VyStar Credit Union.
For over a decade, the Tools 4 Schools program has operated out of The Bailey Group Resource Depot, a permanent location which provides storage for the supplies collected during the Tools 4 Schools summer drives and throughout the year. During the school year, teachers can order supplies online and orders are filled and delivered by INK! to their schools.
For more information on Tools 4 Schools or to coordinate a community collection effort, contact Maureen Wilt at (904) 547-7121 or email maureen.wilt@stjohns.k12.fl.us.
4 Ways you can help fill our classrooms with new supplies!
1. Host a drive or a collection location for community members to drop off supplies
2. Shop our Amazon Wish List here.
3. Drop off new school supplies at these St. Johns County businesses hosting community drop-off:
- Ameris Bank – St. Johns County Branch locations:
- 4070 US 1 South, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- 100 Southpark Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- 790 Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32084
- 2060 A1A Highway South, St. Augustine Beach, Fl 32080
- Ancient City Insurance – 2800 N 5th Street, Suite 301, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- Ascend Durbin Creek | RangeWater Real Estate – 15 Ascend Circle, St. Johns, FL 32259
- Basecamp Fitness Fruit Cove – 465 State Rd 13 Suit 11, Fruit Cove, FL 32259
- Community First Credit Union – 3581 N Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL
- Cowan Financial Group – 3275 US 1 South, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- David Weekly Homes locations:
- Shearwater 60’ model – 35 Windley Drive, St. Augustine
- Shearwater 40’ model – 24 Ladson Ct, St. Augustine
- Shearwater Community HUB – 100 Kayak Way, St. Augustine
- Settler’s Landing Model – 276 Settlers Landing Drive, Ponte Vedra
- Oxford Model – 135 Oxbridge Way, St. Johns
- Kettering-Trailer – 10013 Element Road, Jacksonville-Off of Etown Parkway
- David Weekly Division Office – 680 Cross Water Parkway, Ponte Vedra
- Mindful Solutions St. Augustine – 93 Orange Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084
- Next Level Family Chiropractic – 3100 US 1 South, 4A, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa – 1000 TPC Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081
- SouthState Bank – 120 FL-312, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- St. Johns County Tax Collector – 4030 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084
- Tembo CPAs – 211 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32080
- The Bailey Group – 1200 Plantation Island Drive South, Suite 210, St. Augustine, FL 32080
- VyStar Credit Union – Branch locations:
- 3970 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080
- 100 Village Lake Drive (Nocatee), Ponte Vedra, FL 32081
- 212 Ponte Vedra Park Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
- 3654 N Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32084
- 165 SR 312 West, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- 849 Verona Way (Horton’s Corner), St. Johns, FL 32092
- 1955 CR 210 W, St. Johns, FL 32259
- 101 Bartram Oaks Walk, St. Johns, FL 32259