DPA Equipment Drive

To help restore/restock/replenish DPA bags, the Bowmore School Council is holding a sports equipment/outdoor activity items drive.

We have polled Bowmore's teachers to determine which items are needed by age division so we know exactly what we need. The needs of the kindies are different from the juniors to the seniors, etc.

Timeline: Start your Spring cleaning!

● Item donations drop off in the main lobby (Monday, March 17th - Friday, March 21)

● Cash online donations (Monday, March 31 until we have reached our total)

If you have any connections to organizations who may wish to donate items to our drive, please reach out to bowmoresc@gmail.com

What is a DPA Bag:

DPA Bags are essentially large mesh bags containing age-related outdoor activity items (i.e. soccer balls, hula hoops, baseball mitts, volleyballs, etc.). Over time, equipment is damaged due to wear and tear or lost, thus depleting the activities available to the kids during this time.

The drive will happen in two phases:

Phase 1: Donations of gently used items

We are looking for community donations of gently used/like new items from the list below. This is a way to reduce environmental impact by reusing existing items like those frisbees and balls that aren't getting any love at home. It also allows us to reduce the overall financial cost of this initiative.

Phase 2: Cash online donations

School Council will assess the physical item donations and compare them to school needs and determine how much is left to purchase. We will use targeted fundraising to the amount needed via cash online to purchase the remaining items.

Full list of needed items:

Kindies

  • 2 sets of outdoor blocks (mega blocks or similar)

  • Mud kitchen supplies (old pots/pans/utensils/pasta strainer/baking pans)

  • Sandbox items (shovels, rakes, pails)

  • 2 large outdoor storage bins

  • 12 soccer balls / 24 rubber utility balls / 6 hand pumps

Primary (1-3)

  • Skipping ropes (short and long)

  • 36 hula hoops

  • 12 volleyballs / 12 soccer balls

  • 12 basketballs (small size)

  • 36 frisbees

  • 48 sets of scoops/wiffle balls

  • 36 small baseball mitts

  • 12 hand pumps

Junior (4-6)

  • 100 pylons

  • 55 skipping ropes

  • 22 frisbees

  • 11 basketballs / 11 volleyballs / 11 soccer balls / 33 softballs

  • 22 beanbags

  • 55 hula hoops

  • 110 pinnies

  • 22 gator balls

  • 33 tennis balls / 22 footballs

  • 11 hand pumps

Senior (7-8)

  • 100 pylons

  • 22 frisbees

  • 22 basketballs / 22 volleyballs / 22 soccer balls

  • 22 rugby balls / 22 footballs

  • 14 hand pumps

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