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