Backpack Drive

Chicago 1347 S State Street, Chicago, IL 60605 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 Willow Online

July 3-24

Each Willow campus partners with local schools to support the students and staff. School administrators have identified a need for more than 4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to send kids back this fall ready. Gather your family, small group, friends, and neighbors and shop so the student’s bags will be stocked! The collection will go from July 3-24.

How you can help...

Chicago

Crystal Lake

Huntley

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Grafton Food Pantry and FISH Food Pantry.

#2 pencils, Pink erasers
24 count Crayola crayons
Washable markers
Pocket folders with and without prongs (various colors)
Pocket only folders (various colors)
Child scissorsNotebook paper (wide rule
Plastic shoebox container w/ lid
Backpack
Gym schools
Wide rule spiral notebooks, 3×5 100 count ruled index cards
Red/blue/black pens, Highlighters (various colors)
3-subject notebooks
3×3 post-it notes, Glue sticks
1” and 1.5” three-ring binders
Scotch tape with dispenser
TI-30X IIS and TI-34 calculators
Graph paper
Ruler, Protractor
Kleenex
Hand sanitizer
Hand sanitizing wipes
Ziploc (quart and gallon)
Paper towels
Hand-held pencil sharper
Watercolor paint set with brush

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North Shore

South Barrington

This July, the South Barrington campus will be challenging every household to donate one backpack, with the goal of collecting 2,022 backpacks for the 2022 school year. In addition, we’re asking families with kids to donate one pair of new gym shoes. At the end of July, the Care Center will be transformed into a back-to-school event where we’ll welcome thousands of students through our doors to receive a new backpack, fill it with supplies, and choose a new pair of gym shoes. In addition, we’ll be providing free back-to-school haircuts, bouncy houses, food, activities, and fun.

Need a backpack?

Click here to register to attend our event and receive a backpack & more.

Volunteer Info

Interested in volunteering? We can’t pull off this event without you! Sign up to serve at the Care Center’s 4-day Backpack Bash and be part of spreading dignity, hope, and joy to our community.

South Lake

Wheaton

Shop our Amazon lists

If you’re part of our Willow Creek Church 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’s list (these are also listed above in each location ☝️).
Add stuff to your cart.
When you check out, make sure you select the “Gift Registry Address” as the shipping address.
Pay and done!

Backpack Bashes

Know someone in your neighborhood in need of school supplies?

Our Care Center and local schools are hosting Backpack Bashes to give away the free school supplies we’re donating!

Willow Creek Care Center (South Barrington)
July 26, 27, and 28 • 4–6 p.m.
July 30 • 10:00 a.m.–1 p.m.
Register here

Backpack Drive

July 3-24

How you can help...

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Drake Elementary School.

The backpacks and supplies will be donated to Canterbury School.