KOOL 105—NBC5—VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS
TEAM-UP FOR THE ‘CLASS ACT SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE’
Help local families in need head back to school ready for success! … Join KOOL 105, NBC5, and the Vermont Lake Monsters for the 2026 Class Act School Supply Drive! … Backpacks, calculators, notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, and more—throw a couple extra supplies in your cart next time you’re at the store and bring your items Monday August 3rd to either Centennial Field in Burlington, or the Champlain Centre in Plattsburgh.
Items will be collected in both locations, and then distributed to families in need across the region through the Salvation Army of Vermont and North Country JCEO.
KOOL 105 and NBC5 will both be broadcasting live at Centennial Field on Monday afternoon & evening August 3rd prior to the Vermont Lake Monsters game against the Lowell Spinners—bring your items to the ballpark, then stay for dinner, baseball, and a fun night of baseball with Champ! BUY TICKETS
LOOKING FOR IDEAS ON WHAT’S NEEDED FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR?
GENERAL SUPPLIES:
- Crayons
- Erasers & non-latex erasers
- Flash drives
- Glue sticks
- Graph paper large/small
- Hand sanitizer & wipes
- Index cards
- Lined notebook paper
- Markers (highlighters) thick & thin
- Paper all kinds (binder paper, pads)
- Pencil boxes
- Pencil sharpeners
- Pencils (colored)
- Pencils (No 2)
- Pens of all kinds
- Pocket folders
- Protractor
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Spiral notebooks
- Sticky notes
- Tape: all kinds
- Tissues
SUGGESTED SUPPLY KITS TO GET KIDS OFF TO A GREAT START:
KINDERGARTEN:
- Glue stick
- Crayons
- 2 portfolios
- Pencils
- 1 composition notebook
- Eraser
FIRST & SECOND GRADE:
- 1 glue stick
- 1 box of crayons
- 2 portfolios folders
- 1 package of pencils
- 1 package of erasers
- 1 spiral notebook
THIRD & FOURTH GRADE:
- 1 glue stick
- 1 package of crayons
- 2 portfolio folders
- 1 composition notebook
- 2 spiral notebooks
- 1 package of loose leaf paper
FIFTH GRADE:
- 1 package of pencils
- 1 package of pens
- 1 package of colored pencils
- 2 spiral notebooks
- 1 composition notebook
- 1 package of highlighters
- 1 package of loose leaf paper
SIXTH GRADE THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE:
- 2 portfolio folders
- 1 package of pencils
- 1 package of pens
- 1 composition notebook
- 1 package of highlighters
- 2 binders
- 1 package of loose leaf paper
