How you
can help!
Volunteer Opportunities
Please follow this link for a complete list of volunteer opportunities and the volunteer registration portion of our website. We need over 100 volunteers to make this event a success. All that is required is a cheerful attitude and a smile.
Tax-deductible Donations
Please know that all donations go directly to purchasing supplies for the one-day shop. Back to School Fond Du Lac Limited is a 501(c)3 public charitable organization and donations are tax-deductible.
Supply Donations
School supply donations can be brought to the Boys and Girls Club or The Salvation Army during normal business hours. If you have a large number of supplies, please call ahead so that we can be prepared to assist with the size of your donation.
Who We Are
What We Do
When We Do It
The event takes place each year on a Saturday in August at the YMCA | Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac.
Who We Serve
Our Heritage
Students Served in 1995
Students Served in 2007
Students Served in 2011
Students Served in 2018 approximately
Why You Should Provide Financial Support!
The Fond du Lac School District has 7,082 students for the 2018-2019 school year. The number of economically disadvantaged students is 3,087, or 43%. These students live in families that struggle to make ends meet and have to decide what bills they can afford to pay. In situations like this, school supplies often don’t get bought.
One teacher commented that,
“Our students already have doubts about their importance and the value of school. The children without pencils learn to pretend that they don’t care about being prepared, but it is clearly a source of stress.”
Having school supplies has a significant impact on increased interest in learning, increased class participation, increased class preparedness, homework completion, improved self-esteem, student behavior, and school attendance.
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Percentage of Economically Disadvantaged Students
Principal Level Supporters
for meeting the challenge with a gift of $501 – $1,500
“Our gratitude to
Gannett® Media and the
Fond du Lac Reporter for
contributing to our success.”
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“Create Salon & Spa
values our mission and
‘Styles’ our success.”
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“We appreciate the caring
of First Presbyterian Church
of Fond du Lac.”
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“Thank you National Exchange Bank Foundation, Inc. for your
generous donation!”
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Donate Today For Recognition All Year!
Donate today and get the recognition you deserve as countless visitors browse this site. Our Team is counting on your support to be sure no child is unprepared. Please help make this possible with a tax-deductible contribution. Your donation helps to make our community better. Right here. Right now.Help Us Make a Difference in a Child’s Future
by Choosing a Giving Level that’s Right for You.
BACKPACKER
Cost to Purchase One Unfilled Backpack- Supplies one unfilled backpack:
- One backpack
- TI-30 scientific calculators
- 1” binders
- Crayola® washable markers
- Pointed scissors 5” & 7”
- No. 2 Pencils
- Black, blue and red pens
- Watercolors
- Single subject notebooks (all colors)
- Sketchbooks
- Dry erase markers
- Loose leaf paper
- and more
ESSENTIALS
Cost of Items to Fill One BackpackSupplies these essential items:
- One backpack
- TI-30 scientific calculators
- 1” binders
- Crayola® washable markers
- Pointed scissors 5” & 7”
- No. 2 Pencils
- Black, blue, and red pens
- Watercolors
- Single subject notebooks (all colors)
- Sketchbooks
- Dry erase markers
- Loose leaf paper
- and more
STUDENT
Cost of One Completely Filled Backpack- Entire List of School Supplies:
- One backpack
- TI-30 scientific calculators
- 1” binders
- Crayola® washable markers
- Pointed scissors 5” & 7”
- No. 2 Pencils
- Black, blue and red pen
- Watercolors
- Single subject notebooks (all colors)
- Sketchbooks
- Dry erase markers
- Loose leaf paper
- and more
We have Creative Fundraising Ideas
Just let us know the type of event you’d like to host.
⇓ Download Promotional Tools (pdfs of posters, hand-outs)
Contact Us!
Experience the Joy of Working With Others to Help Our Community and it’s Youth!
Consider Helping Now
With A Donation!
We Have Fundraising Ideas!
Contact us for information on
creative fundraising Ideas.
Just let us know the type of
event you’d like to host.
⇒ Host a Supply Drive
⇒ Download Promotional Tools
(pdfs of posters, hand-outs)
Contact Us!
Experience the Joy of Working With Others to Help Your Community Youth!
Back to School FDL, a community-wide collaboration, helps many children in the Fond du Lac area begin school each year with the supplies they need. Over the past several years, an average of 1200 kids per year have benefited from this community effort, an effort that takes many, many helping hands.
Consider joining our Back to School team this year. We are looking for new volunteers who can give several hours of time during the months from May through August to ensure that shopping day, Saturday August 24 at the YMCA/Boys and Girls Club, is an unqualified success. We need help raising funds, securing school supplies, distributing flyers and posters, and working in a variety of areas on shopping day.
Back to School FDL is a program that works. Join us as we help children from the area start school next September with the supplies they need. Help us help kids begin school with confidence; help us help make a difference in a child’s life.
Registration Table:
EXPECT TO BE: Mostly sitting
Family Greeters & Guides:
EXPECT TO BE: Mostly standing and walking.
Family Registration Day:
EXPECT TO BE: Mostly sitting.
Fill the Bus:
EXPECT TO BE: You will be outside! We recommend bringing water, a chair, and anything else you feel will make you comfortable (umbrella for shade?). This takes place in July and early August.
Supply Table:
EXPECT TO BE: Sitting and Standing.
Sorting Supplies Volunteers:
Personal Shopper:
EXPECT TO BE: Mostly walking
Difference Makers
These are just a few of the dedicated volunteers that make Back to School Fond du Lac a success!
