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The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Partners With Investiing In Kids (Ink!) To Collect School Supplies For St. Johns County Students And Teachers

Arts and Entertainment

August 12, 2024

From: Saint Augustine Amphitheatre

St. Augustine, FL - As music fans come to shows at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre this August, they'll have the chance to support local students and teachers. Through a partnership with the St. Johns County Education Foundation Inc., operating as Investing in Kids (INK!), the Amphitheatre is now an official drop-off site for the annual Tools 4 Schools countywide school supply drive. Until August 30, concertgoers are encouraged to bring a variety of essential school supplies to the Amphitheatre’s designated Tools 4 Schools bin, conveniently located outside the Box Office on show days.

In addition to being an official drop off site during August concert events, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre will host a Stuff the Bus collection drive during The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Farmers Market on Saturday, August 17, 2024, from 8:30am to 12:30pm. The community is invited to “stuff” new school supply donations onto a school bus that will be parked at the Amphitheatre. Volunteers will also be onsite to help collect and unload donated supplies. Donations will support over 52,000 public school students and teachers at schools across St. Johns County.

Each summer, INK! and community partners host the annual school supply drive to help teachers and students prepare for the school year. Tools 4 Schools is a community-based classroom supply initiative that provides classroom supplies to teachers and students throughout the academic year, reducing out-of-pocket expenses for educators and providing teachers and students with the tools needed for success in the classroom.

Requested items for the 2024-2025 school year include:

- New youth and adult backpacks
- Number 2 Pencils
- Pens - Black, Blue, and/or Red
- Crayola Markers - Classic Thick, Classic Thin, and/or Classic Thick Washable
- Crayola Colored Pencils
- Crayola Crayons
- Mechanical Pencils
- One-subject Spiral Notebooks - College Ruled and Wide Ruled
- Three-ring Binders - 1 ½ inch and 2 inches
- Glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Index Cards
- Pocket Folders
- Children’s Safety Scissors
- Pencil boxes

August Concert Events:

- August 8 - Hawthorne Heights with Thursday, Anberlin, Amor for Sleep, Emery, and This Wild Life
- August 9 - SOJA with Algorhythm and Sensamotion (The Backyard Stage)
- August 10 - UB40 with The English Beat and Maxi Priest
- August 11 - Slash with Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward, Robert Randolph
- August 17 - 311 with AWOLNATION & Neon Trees
- August 26 - Charley Crockett with Lee Fields
- August 29 - Crowded House

For additional questions or interview requests, please do not hesitate to reach out.

CONTACTS: Dianya Markovits, Director of Public Relations
[email protected] | 904-615-5942

Ryan Hall, Chief Marketing & Public Relations Officer
[email protected] | 904-615-5968