Back To School Drive - Willow Creek Community Church

Crystal Lake 100 South Main Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Español 67 Algonquin Rd Auditorio Lakeside (Entrada D), South Barrington, IL 60010 Huntley 38W133 Huntley Road, Dundee, IL 60118 North Shore 2200 Shermer Rd, Glenview, IL 60026 South Barrington 67 Algonquin Rd, South Barrington, IL 60010 South Lake 625 Barclay Blvd., Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Wheaton 900 N. Prince Crossing Rd., West Chicago, IL 60185

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School Supply Lists
Back to School Bash

Back to School Drive
July 13–20

Our Compassion & Justice ministry is rallying our church to support students in our community heading back to school this fall. We hope to ease the financial burden of shopping for school supplies by collecting supplies for these families.

How you can help...

View the specific donations your campus is collecting below. You can purchase the items and drop them off in the main lobby at your campus on July 13 & 20 or you can buy the items via the Amazon Wish List to have them shipped directly to our locations.

Crystal Lake

As Willow Crystal Lake, we are partnering with District 47 to provide:

Scissors Rounded
Scissors Pointed 5″ and 7″
Facial Tissue Box (Large)
Bleach Free Unscented Wipes Canister
Hand Sanitizer Bottle
Baby/Hand wipes
4-Pack Play-Doh
12″ Standard Ruler
2 Pocket Folders, plain colors (with prongs or without prongs)
1″ and 1.5″ 3-Ring Binder
Zipper Pencil Pouch/Pencil Box
Backpack (no wheels)
Reclosable bags – gallon, quart & sandwich size
Composition Notebook (wide-ruled)
Spiral Composition Notebook (wide-ruled) 1 subject & 3 subject
3×3 Sticky Note Pads
Loose Leaf Filler Paper (wide-ruled)
Notebooks (8″x10.5″ with 100 pages)
Index Cards (lined & unlined)
Glue Sticks (purple)
4 oz Elmer Glue Bottle
Rolls of Scotch Tape
Headphones-Corded (no bluetooth/USB)
Earbuds
Washable Markers (8 classic) thin & thick point
24 count Crayon Box
4-Pack Dry Erase Markers (black & thin tip) and colors
#2 Yellow Pencils Boxes (Ticonderoga)
Colored Pencils (box)
Pink Erasers
White (polymer) Erasers
Pencil Sharpener (hand-held)
Black Permanent Markers (thin & thick tip)
Yellow Highlighters
Pens (red, blue & black ink)

Shop our Amazon wishlist and have it sent directly to our campus.

Huntley

North Shore

South Barrington

Back to School Donations

In July, the Care Center at South Barrington will host a two-day Back to School Bash serving over 2,000 students (Pre-K to 12th grade) from across the Chicagoland area. We would love for you to help us provide these students with confidence and dignity by donating backpacks. Bring your brand new backpack to Willow on July 13 & 20 or shop our Amazon wishlist and have it sent directly to the Care Center.

Back to School Bash

Bring your school aged-children (Pre-K to Grade 12) to choose a new backpack for free, fill it with school supplies, shop for clothing, receive a free haircut, enjoy treats, and more on July 24 & 25.

Click here to register.

Every child attending must be registered.

South Lake

As Willow South Lake, we are partnering with Twain Elementary School to provide:

Fiskers blunt scissors
Markers
Skin colored markers
Dry erase markers
Colored pencils
Handheld pencil sharpeners
Pink Pearl erasers
Glue Sticks
Crayola watercolors
Crayons-regular 24 count
Fat crayons
Skin colored crayons
Kleenex
Disinfectant wipes
Mini popup soccer goals
Pinnies
Balls
Sidewalk chalk
Bubbles
Soccer Balls
Indoor Recess coloring books/markers

Shop our Amazon wishlist and have it sent directly to our campus.

Wheaton

The Wheaton campus will be partnering with the Care Center to provide new backpacks for kids going back to school.

Shop our Amazon wishlist and have the backpack sent directly to the Care Center.

In July, the Care Center at South Barrington will host a two-day Back to School Bash serving over 2,000 students (Pre-K to 12th grade) from across the Chicagoland area. These backpacks will provide students with confidence and dignity to go back to school.

Shop our Amazon lists

If you’re part of our Willow Creek online community or would rather shop these school supply lists online, we’ve set up Amazon lists for each of the schools.

Select a location in the list above and click on the Amazon Wish List link.
Add supplies to your cart.
When you check out, make sure you select the “Gift Registry Address” as the shipping address.
Pay, and you’re done!

Back to School Bash + Care Center

Attend the Bash

Bring your school aged-children (Pre-K to Grade 12) to choose a new backpack for free, fill it with school supplies, shop for clothing, receive a free haircut, enjoy treats, and more on July 24 & 25.

Click here to register. Every child attending must be registered.

Serve at the Bash

We would love for you to be a part of making our Back to School Bash happen. There are a variety of opportunities to serve, including sorting backpacks and school supplies, greeting children and families as they arrive, serving in the Care Center in the Clothing Store or Market Plaza, and much more! Register to volunteer here.