July 20th-August 1st
Vienna
Back to School Supply Donations
Birth to Five Illinois: Region 21
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 7:30am-12pm
Please help Birth to Five: Region 21 ensure that all of our students have the tools they need to succeed this year! Your donations are greatly appreciated! For more information click here.
July 22nd
Marion
Back to School Bash
John Jones Park 2pm- 4pm
Come join us at Jones Park. July 22nd 2-4. For free food, music, bounce houses & school supplies kids must be present to get a bag. Hope to see you there.
Marion
First Church of God
4:30 pm- 8:00 pm
K- 5th Grade
Join us for a back to school bash event from 4:30-8pm on July 22nd at Marion First Church of God, 1409 Broeking Rd, Marion Illinois. School Supplies given away while they last!! Learn how to have school spirit from the fruit of the spirit!! K-5th grade (grade they are entering
Norris City
The Roads Church, US Highway 45
Pack U Back to School
10am- 1pm
Backpacks, School Supplies, Fun Games, Inflatables, Haircuts Food
For school-age children, child must be present
July 29th
MARION
The Pavillion
1602 Sioux Dr. 9am- 2pm
FREE school physicals, school supplies, haircuts, dental, vision, backpacks, immunizations and vaccinations, clothing, food pantry, train rides, snow cones, food trucks, lazer tag, and more!
The first 1000 people will get vouchers for our food trucks to eat for free! The first 600 kids will get vouchers to shop for free at our clothing consignment
Dental Safari will be providing dental exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments and sealants as needed for children birth to 19 years of age
Annual Backpack Giveaway
Whiteash Freewill Baptist Church
13339 Route 37 N, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois
Come join us on Saturday, July 29th, from 10:00-11:30 for our back to school back pack & school supply giveaway! Eligible for grades K-12 while supplies last. Children must be present to receive a backpack. This will be a drive-through event in our parking lot. Instructions will be given to you upon entering the parking lot. Look forward to seeing you
August 1st
PINCKNEYVILLE
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Main Hospital Entrance
3pm- 5pm
Are your students looking forward to going back to school? PCH wants to help them be prepared. On Tuesday, August 1st from 3pm - 5pm students can come to the School Supply Giveaway to receive and bag with supplies. Supplies are limited to the first 100 students.
August 2nd
METROPOLIS
Pool Bash Hosted by Massac Memorial Hospital
4pm-7pm
Metropolis City Pool
Free swim, food and drink
Massac Mobile Unit will be on-site for school physicals
Call to schedule physical 618-638-1341
Pickneyville
Pickneyville Familty Medical Center
5pm- 8pm
FREE Sports Physicals
Call for appointment
All athletes are welcome! Appointments are required. Call 618-357-2131 to schedule your appointment.
SESSER
Back to School Resource Fair
Sessier Valier Community School
5pm- 7pm
We are excited to announce the first annual Sesser-Valier School District Back to School Resource Fair for parents! It will be held on August 2nd between 5-7 pm. This is during the returning student registration and will be held at the Sesser-Valier Community School. All services are provided at no cost to students enrolled in the Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District #196.
Services Include:
Dental Exams/Cleanings
School Physicals
School Supplies
Clothing Bank
August 4th
Valier
Valier First Baptist Church
212 W Main, Valier, Illinois
Back to School Bingo
6:00-6:30 Food
6:30 - 7:30 Bingp
Backpack will be given away
Kids can win school supplies as prizes during the Bingo game
Adults are welcome to play bingo but school supplies given to students only
August 5th
CARBONDALE
Back to School- Backpack Giveaway
Hopewell Baptist Church
400 E Main
Carbondale, Illinois
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Carbondale
Eurma C Hayes Center
2om- 5pm
Kids Day Out
School Supplies and Backpacks
Sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity -Delta Tau and Omicron Epsilon Chapters
They will be there until supplies last
West Frankfort
Back to School Block Party
West Frankfort Community Park
10:00 am- 1:00 pm
Free backpack and supplies
Kids Event K-12
FREE lunch
bounce house, water balloons, face painting and more
Kids must be present to receive backpack
August 6th
ELDORADO
Start Church Closet of Second Blessings,
Eldorado 6pm
Come to the Star Church Closet of Second Blessings in downtown Eldorado on Locust Street (right next to First Southern Bank) for our Back to School Bash! There will be backpacks stuffed with school supplies, hygiene bags, haircuts, school clothes, food and beverages, games, and more for the whole family! This will be limited to Saline Co, Gallatin Co, and Hamilton Co Pre-K through high school students/families only.
Please message the church Facebook page to register your child for a backpack so that we can have it ready for you! We need to know the child's name and gender, the school they attend, the grade they will be entering this fall, parent/guardian name, and contact phone number.
August 6th
Waltonville
Must Register in advance
Pick up 12pm- 3pm
School Supply Giveaway Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VLQVY8D
August 10th
Metropolis Illinois
900 West 10th Street
Metropolis, IL 62960
Join Harrah’s Metropolis at the Metropolis Community Center on Thursday, August 10, 2023, for a Back-to-School Supply Giveaway! Doors open at 5:00PM. School supplies will be given to students in grades K-12 only. While supplies last!
Dental Safari will be on hand offering FREE check-ups, cleanings, and sealants starting at 4:00PM.
August 11th
CARBONDALE
Back to School Bash and Movie-Carbondale Splash Park
625 S Lewis Lane, Carbondale
Celebrate the start of a new school year, with us! CPKD will be showing the movie Finding Nemo on the big screen. The doors will open at 7:30 pm and the movie will begin promptly at 8:00 pm. All Ages Welcome!
*Super Splash Park Age Requirements Still Apply
5 & under = must be accompanied by an adult 18+
ages 6-11 = must be accompanied by individual 16+
Children 12-17 = must provide emergency contact information
August 12th
Anna Illinois
Back to School STEAM Fair
Stinson Memorial Public LIbrary
209 S Main, Anna, Ililinois.
Join us for a fun day full of experiments!
Open STEAM projects from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
-Egg drop challenge
-Straw bottle rockets
-Back to School craft
-Ice cream station with Friends of the Library
-3Doodler (3D printing pens) insect magnets
Program by Mr. Science, Jason Lindsey at 1:00 p.m.
Vienna
Back to School Supply Donations
Birth to Five Illinois: Region 21
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 7:30am-12pm
Please help Birth to Five: Region 21 ensure that all of our students have the tools they need to succeed this year! Your donations are greatly appreciated! For more information click here.
July 22nd
Marion
Back to School Bash
John Jones Park 2pm- 4pm
Come join us at Jones Park. July 22nd 2-4. For free food, music, bounce houses & school supplies kids must be present to get a bag. Hope to see you there.
Marion
First Church of God
4:30 pm- 8:00 pm
K- 5th Grade
Join us for a back to school bash event from 4:30-8pm on July 22nd at Marion First Church of God, 1409 Broeking Rd, Marion Illinois. School Supplies given away while they last!! Learn how to have school spirit from the fruit of the spirit!! K-5th grade (grade they are entering
Norris City
The Roads Church, US Highway 45
Pack U Back to School
10am- 1pm
Backpacks, School Supplies, Fun Games, Inflatables, Haircuts Food
For school-age children, child must be present
July 29th
MARION
The Pavillion
1602 Sioux Dr. 9am- 2pm
FREE school physicals, school supplies, haircuts, dental, vision, backpacks, immunizations and vaccinations, clothing, food pantry, train rides, snow cones, food trucks, lazer tag, and more!
The first 1000 people will get vouchers for our food trucks to eat for free! The first 600 kids will get vouchers to shop for free at our clothing consignment
Dental Safari will be providing dental exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments and sealants as needed for children birth to 19 years of age
Annual Backpack Giveaway
Whiteash Freewill Baptist Church
13339 Route 37 N, Marion, IL, United States, Illinois
Come join us on Saturday, July 29th, from 10:00-11:30 for our back to school back pack & school supply giveaway! Eligible for grades K-12 while supplies last. Children must be present to receive a backpack. This will be a drive-through event in our parking lot. Instructions will be given to you upon entering the parking lot. Look forward to seeing you
August 1st
PINCKNEYVILLE
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Main Hospital Entrance
3pm- 5pm
Are your students looking forward to going back to school? PCH wants to help them be prepared. On Tuesday, August 1st from 3pm - 5pm students can come to the School Supply Giveaway to receive and bag with supplies. Supplies are limited to the first 100 students.
August 2nd
METROPOLIS
Pool Bash Hosted by Massac Memorial Hospital
4pm-7pm
Metropolis City Pool
Free swim, food and drink
Massac Mobile Unit will be on-site for school physicals
Call to schedule physical 618-638-1341
Pickneyville
Pickneyville Familty Medical Center
5pm- 8pm
FREE Sports Physicals
Call for appointment
All athletes are welcome! Appointments are required. Call 618-357-2131 to schedule your appointment.
SESSER
Back to School Resource Fair
Sessier Valier Community School
5pm- 7pm
We are excited to announce the first annual Sesser-Valier School District Back to School Resource Fair for parents! It will be held on August 2nd between 5-7 pm. This is during the returning student registration and will be held at the Sesser-Valier Community School. All services are provided at no cost to students enrolled in the Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District #196.
Services Include:
Dental Exams/Cleanings
School Physicals
School Supplies
Clothing Bank
August 4th
Valier
Valier First Baptist Church
212 W Main, Valier, Illinois
Back to School Bingo
6:00-6:30 Food
6:30 - 7:30 Bingp
Backpack will be given away
Kids can win school supplies as prizes during the Bingo game
Adults are welcome to play bingo but school supplies given to students only
August 5th
CARBONDALE
Back to School- Backpack Giveaway
Hopewell Baptist Church
400 E Main
Carbondale, Illinois
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Carbondale
Eurma C Hayes Center
2om- 5pm
Kids Day Out
School Supplies and Backpacks
Sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity -Delta Tau and Omicron Epsilon Chapters
They will be there until supplies last
West Frankfort
Back to School Block Party
West Frankfort Community Park
10:00 am- 1:00 pm
Free backpack and supplies
Kids Event K-12
FREE lunch
bounce house, water balloons, face painting and more
Kids must be present to receive backpack
August 6th
ELDORADO
Start Church Closet of Second Blessings,
Eldorado 6pm
Come to the Star Church Closet of Second Blessings in downtown Eldorado on Locust Street (right next to First Southern Bank) for our Back to School Bash! There will be backpacks stuffed with school supplies, hygiene bags, haircuts, school clothes, food and beverages, games, and more for the whole family! This will be limited to Saline Co, Gallatin Co, and Hamilton Co Pre-K through high school students/families only.
Please message the church Facebook page to register your child for a backpack so that we can have it ready for you! We need to know the child's name and gender, the school they attend, the grade they will be entering this fall, parent/guardian name, and contact phone number.
August 6th
Waltonville
Must Register in advance
Pick up 12pm- 3pm
School Supply Giveaway Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VLQVY8D
August 10th
Metropolis Illinois
900 West 10th Street
Metropolis, IL 62960
Join Harrah’s Metropolis at the Metropolis Community Center on Thursday, August 10, 2023, for a Back-to-School Supply Giveaway! Doors open at 5:00PM. School supplies will be given to students in grades K-12 only. While supplies last!
Dental Safari will be on hand offering FREE check-ups, cleanings, and sealants starting at 4:00PM.
August 11th
CARBONDALE
Back to School Bash and Movie-Carbondale Splash Park
625 S Lewis Lane, Carbondale
Celebrate the start of a new school year, with us! CPKD will be showing the movie Finding Nemo on the big screen. The doors will open at 7:30 pm and the movie will begin promptly at 8:00 pm. All Ages Welcome!
*Super Splash Park Age Requirements Still Apply
5 & under = must be accompanied by an adult 18+
ages 6-11 = must be accompanied by individual 16+
Children 12-17 = must provide emergency contact information
August 12th
Anna Illinois
Back to School STEAM Fair
Stinson Memorial Public LIbrary
209 S Main, Anna, Ililinois.
Join us for a fun day full of experiments!
Open STEAM projects from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
-Egg drop challenge
-Straw bottle rockets
-Back to School craft
-Ice cream station with Friends of the Library
-3Doodler (3D printing pens) insect magnets
Program by Mr. Science, Jason Lindsey at 1:00 p.m.