Create! Achievement, BuildaBridge's new after-school initiative, opens today at Second Baptist Church of Germantown.   Though a grant covers many of the costs, and the space is an incredible in-kind donation, there are still essentials to ensure quality programming for children living below the poverty line (Create! Achievement is free, like all our programsto vulnerable communities).  Here is a list of our current needs.  Feel free to Donate through GroundSpring.  (Click the tab at the end of this article.)  Because of repair costs and valuable staff time, we are asking that used equipment not be donated.

Office Supplies            
Staplers    2  $30.00
Boxes of Staples    1    $5.00

Three-hole Punch    1    $15.00

12" Paper Cutter    1    $50.00

Dictionaries (Hardcover)    5    $125.00
Thesauruses (Hardcover)    4    $100.00
            
Class Supplies            
Scotch Tape Dispenser    1   $10.00
Rolls of Scotch Tape    20    $20.00
Highlighters (Various Colors)    36        $18.00
Elmer's Glue    20 bottles  $40.00
White, Multi-use Paper (8.5x11)    2 cases $80.00
Colored Paper (8.5x1, various Colors)    4 reams  $28.00
Graph Paper Notepads (8.5x11)    3 notepads     $9.00
Wide-ruled Notebook paper              
            
Drums            
Djembes    20   $3,200
Congas    10     $1,150
Bongos    5     $250
Tubanos    5    $650
Bass Drum    2        
Maracas, Shakers, Other Percussion            $300.00
            
Technology/Electronics            
Stereos (with RCA hookup for iPods)    2     $200.00
*Cordless Phones    2    $50.00
Laser Printer (color)    1     $80.00
Portable CD Players w/headphones (Walkman type)    4      $80.00
Laptop Computers (for Office Use)    2     $1,400
Desktop Computers/Monitors  (Student Computer Lab)    10     $4,000
            
            
Furniture            
White Cabinets on Wheels    4        
Coat Racks    2        
Computer Desks    10        
OR Long tables to hold multiple computers    4        
            
            
Miscellaneous            
Children's Books for Grades 4-6            
Art Books            
Medium Sized Disposable Gloves (box of 100)    5 boxes    $10.00
Disposable Plastic Aprons (box of 100)    3 boxes     $18.00
8-oz Re-usable Plastic Cups (ex. Tupperware)    50    $50.00
Paper Napkins    500        
Healthy, Non-perishable Snacks (granola bars, pretzels)            
            
TOTAL             $11,968.00