INK! launches 2024 Tools 4 Schools school supply collection for St. Johns County public school teachers and students
On July 1, INK! launched the annual Tools 4 Schools community supply drive to provide essential classroom supplies to St. Johns County public school teachers and students for the 2024-2025 school year. Community and business collection drives are scheduled across St. Johns County through August 31 to prepare for the start of the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, August 12, 2024.
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. Every summer, INK! and community partners host an annual countywide school supply drive to restock the supply store for the coming school year. Individuals, organizations, and businesses are welcome to participate by hosting a Tools 4 Schools collection bin, donating supplies, and volunteering to help sort and distribute supplies to teachers.
During the 2023-2024 School Year, INK! filled and delivered over 2,200 supply orders requested by teachers distributing over $135,000 in supplies to classrooms across the county.
The 2024 Tools 4 Schools Collection Drive Runs July 1 through August 31, 2024
The Tools 4 Schools program is made possible by annual donations from supporters like The Bailey Group, THE PLAYERS, and Staples as well as local businesses, churches, and community organizations that host collection drives including David Weekly Homes, Northrop Grumman, Panache Salon & Day Spa, Solar Stik, the St. Johns County Tax Collector, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 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 order supplies online and orders are filled and delivered by INK! staff and volunteers to schools.
For more information on Tools 4 Schools or to coordinate a community collection effort, contact Maureen Wilt at (904) 547-7120 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:
- Ancient City Insurance – 2800 N 5th Street, Suite 301, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- Community First Credit Union – 3581 N Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL
- 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
- Next Level Family Chiropractic – 3100 US 1 South, 4A, St. Augustine, FL 32086
- Panache Salon & Day Spa – 1089 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080
- Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa – 1000 TPC Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081
- Staples St. Augustine – 1775 US-1 Suite 1781 Suite 1781, St. Augustine, FL 32084
- St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church – 1221 SR 13, St. Johns, FL 32259
- The Bailey Group – 1200 Plantation Island Drive South, Suite 210, St. Augustine, FL 32080
- The St. Augustine Amphitheatre – 1340C A1A South, St. Augustine, Florida 32080
- VyStar Credit Union – Branch locations:
- 3970 A1A South, St. Augustine Beach, FL 32080
- 100 Village Lake Drive (Nocatee), Ponte Vedra, FL 32081
- 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
- Watson Realty – 3175 A1A S, S. Augustine, FL 32080
