Grace Pointe church wants to make sure that Avondale students have everything they need to have a successful school year.
The church is hosting its second annual Back-To-School Bash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
At a glance
› Friday, Aug. 3: Grace Pointe church’s second annual Back-to-School Bash, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Avondale Youth and Family Development Center, 1305 Dodson Ave. For more information, email Yolanda Castillio at info@gpchatt.com.› Saturday, Aug. 4: Rock the Block, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Brainerd Youth and Family Development Center, 1010 N. Moore Road. To donate, call Staci Williams at 423-486-7992, Chris Johnson at 423-838-3267 or Shawn Tatum at 423-902-2989.› Saturday, Aug. 4: Parent University, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd.› Saturday, Aug. 4: The Glenwood Recreation Center, 2610 E. 3rd St., will host a Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.› Through Monday, Aug. 6: Supplies for Orchard Knob Elementary students may be dropped off at 423 St. Francis, 423 E. M.L. King Blvd.; The Feed Co. Table + Tavern, 201 W. Main St.; and Sluggo’s North, 505 Cherokee Blvd. Updates will be announced via social media @modernhippie.us or @home_bound_books on Instagram. Or email contact.modernhippie@gmail. com or HomeBoundBooks16@gmail.com.› Wednesday, Aug. 8: First day of school for Hamilton County students.› Tuesday, Aug. 14: The Nehemiah Project distributes book bags filled with school supplies to 6,500 students in 12 Title I schools. Still needed: about 500 boxes of Crayola crayons and about $2,000 for paper. Donors may contact project coordinator Kelley Andrews at 423-316-3744 to help.› Tuesday, Aug. 14: Last day of the Samaritan Center’s school assistance program. To schedule an appointment, call 423-238-7777 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. For more information, go to stocktheirlockers.com.› Through Aug. 31: Hixson’s Morning Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care, located at 5501 Old Hixson Pike, is collecting donations for students and teachers at Skyuka Hall. Supplies maybe dropped off at Morning Pointe.› Ongoing: Northside Neighborhood House maintains its wish list of school supplies for area families at www.nnhouse.org/schoolshop. Or give a monetary donation at www.nnhouse.org/donate.
Book bags filled with school supplies, free haircuts, hair styling and hygiene kits including deodorant and sanitary napkins will be among items donated.
Pastor Marcellus Barnes says the church included the hygiene items after talking to girls who said they missed school on some days because they had no money for sanitary napkins.