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RTP Back-to-School Drive

The Research Triangle Park (RTP) invites you to participate in our 2011 Back-to-School Drive. RTP has partnered with Communities In Schools of Durham and Wake counties in an effort to provide backpacks filled with essential school supplies for low-income children in the Research Triangle community. We are pleased to open participation to all RTP companies and employees interested in contributing towards this effort.

View the video:

RTP Back2School Drive

How Can You Help?

There are a number of ways individuals working for companies in RTP can participate.

  1. Simply shop for a new backpack and/or any of the school supplies on this form and drop them off (with a completed donation form) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM at The Research Triangle Park Headquarters, 12 Davis Drive (directions). Or talk with your HR rep to learn if your company is collecting supplies on-site.

     
  2. Don't have time to shop? Consider giving a tax-deductible donation (via check) with which the Research Triangle Foundation will purchase needed items on your behalf (monetary donations can only be accepted at The RTP Headquarters drop-off location). Cash donation form.
    • If you prefer to mail your contribution, please send a check made payable to “Durham-Wake Counties Research and Production Service District at 12 Davis Drive, RTP, NC 27709. Please indicate if you would like to receive a receipt for tax deduction purposes.

      RTP and Team Leader volunteers will collect and sort the backpacks and school supplies, and distribute them to low-income students via Communities In Schools of Wake and Durham counties.

      Important Dates

      • July 25 | RTP Back-to-School Drive kicks off
      • August 5-7 | 2011 Tax-Free Weekend
      • August 12 | Back-to-School Drive ends 

      Questions

      For questions regarding the RTP Back-to-School Drive, or to learn more about becoming a Team Leader for your RTP company, please contact James Lim, Director of @rtp Programs, at lim@rtp.org or 919.549.8181.

       

      Need promotional materials?

      Download the following and use on your company intranet or bulletin board:

      • Poster RTP HQ Drop-off Location: promoting the Research Triangle Headquarters as the drop-off location
      • Poster Company Drop-off Location: intentionally left blank for you to fill in your company's drop-off location
      • Promotional Button: place on your intranet, website or newsletter and link back to this page for more information
      • Banner: place on your intranet, website or newsletter and link back to this page for more information
      • Video: place on your intranet, tweet or send to your employee-base/friends