Schools

Where You Can Donate School Supplies to VEAP

Bloomington-based VEAP serves people in the Richfield, Bloomington, Edina and South Minneapolis communities.

Volunteers Enlisted to Serve People (VEAP) is in need of school supplies for Richfield children.

VEAP serves people in the Richfield, Edina, Bloomington and South Minneapolis communities. This year, VEAP anticipates helping more than 3,500 children with their back to school need, and you can help. The following are the items needed:

  • Backpacks
  • Spiral Notebooks
  • Two-Pocket Folders
  • Pencil Pouches/Boxes
  • Blue Black Ink Pens
  • Colored Pencils (12 Count)
  • Markers (10 Count)
  • Highlighters
  • Blunt & Sharp Scissors
  • #2 Pencils
  • Loose Leaf Paper
  • Rulers
  • Crayons (24 Count)
  • Erasers
  • Glue Sticks
  • Glue Bottles
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Composition Notebooks
There are a handful of drop-off locations in Richfield:

  • Arc Value Village
  • Bremer Bank
  • First National Bank of the Lakes
  • RBCU- Richfield Office
  • Richfield Municipal Center
  • Village Shores
Supplies are being accepted until Aug. 13. To register your company or service group to be a part of the collection effort, contact kristap@veapvolunteers.org. For more information on VEAP's Back to School Program, go veapvolunteers.org/special-events/back-to-school.

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