The Matawan-Aberdeen Rotary Club is currently collecting various school supplies to be distributed in the fall to local children in need.
Items must be new and can include backpacks, crayons, erasers, glue sticks, pencils, pocket folders, loose-leaf paper, portfolios, pens, composition notebooks, pencil boxes and scissors.
Donations can be dropped off at the following locations. First Choice Loan Services Inc., 500 Campus Drive, Suite 101, Morganville and Court Jester, Kearny Bank, and Columbia Bank, all on Route 34 in Aberdeen.
The club is also seeking new members. Meetings are held each Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the Court Jester on Route 34 in Aberdeen. All are welcome to attend.