By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
Most people think of Montgomery Township as a wealthy community, and in many respects, that is true.
The average family income is $205,862, and the average assessed value of a home in the township is nearly $500,000.
But there are pockets of poverty in Montgomery Township. There are about 40 families whose children are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches in the public school district, based on family income.
That’s why the Montgomery Township Food Pantry is organizing a back-to-school drive – between Aug. 14 and Aug. 25 – to provide school supplies to the children of families that use the food pantry, according to township officials.
The Montgomery Township Food Pantry has made it easy for those who want to help out by preparing a shopping list of school supplies – from pencils to Scotch tape and Post-it Notes.
The supplies that are being requested are #2 pencils, colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, pens with blue, black or red ink, and 16- or 24-pack crayons.
Single-subject composition notebooks and spiral notebooks are on the shopping list, along with glue sticks, Scotch tape and Post-it Notes.
Also, two-pocket, three-hole punched pocket folders and one-inch or slightly larger three-ring binders are needed for the children.
Items can be dropped off in Montgomery Township Food Pantry-labeled bins at the Montgomery Township Recreation Department on weekdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The second collection point, with a similar bin, is located in the lobby at the Montgomery Township Municipal Building. It is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
