At collections boxes throughout the SAC campus, from August 1-12, the public is invited to drop off donations such as lined paper, spiral notebooks, pens, pencils, glue sticks, crayons, and even new and gently used backpacks.

"Community service is a mainstay of Phi Theta Kappa," said advisor Jeff Hunt. "And with our focus on academic excellence, it seems only natural that we collect school supplies to help our neighbors in Southside ISD, one of the poorest school districts in the state of Texas, based on property tax."

Also, the week of August 8-12, K-Rock and KTSA will collect school supply donations at locations all around San Antonio.

During the collection drive, listeners may register to win concert tickets for System of a Down, playing at the SBC Center on Friday, August 12.

"For some parents there simply may not be enough money left for school supplies," said Dr. Mard Herrick, Southside ISD superintendent of schools.
"Our district and those parents are grateful to Phi Theta Kappa and its partners for taking the lead to see that our students have what they need to succeed. As has often been said, 'Children may be 20 percent of our population, but they are 100 percent of our future'."

For more information about the collection drive, contact Jeff Hunt, PTK chapter advisor and department chair in Theatre and Communications at San Antonio College, 210-733-2716.

Collection sites on the San Antonio College campus include:
* Information Station - Fletcher Admin. Center Room 200
* Office of Student Life - Loftin Student Center Room 152
* Moody Learning Center Room 508
* Visual Arts & Technology Center Room 222C
* McAllister Fine Arts Center Room 125
* Chance Academic Center Rooms 323 and 345
* Gonzales Hall Room 123
* McCreless Hall Room 221
*KSYM 90.1 FM main office on the second floor the the Radio, Television & Film building

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