Gwinnett Police host ‘Operation Children Thrive’ Back to School Supplies Drive

(Lawrenceville, Georgia)  The Gwinnett Police Department is hosting “Operation Children Thrive,” to collect and provide students the supplies they need to start the 2021-22 school year. 

Donation boxes will be available Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. until July 16. 

Residents are encourage to drop off donations at their local Gwinnett Police Precincts lobbies, Gwinnett Police Training Center and Gwinnett Police Headquarters. 

Visit for locations: GCGA.us/PoliceLocations

Items needed: 

• Bookbags/backpacks • Colored pencils and markers • Safety scissors • Tissues • Paper • Crayons • Pencils and Erasers • Glue sticks • Pencil pouch

• Calculators/flash drives • Pens • Index cards • Highlighters • Pocket folders • Rulers • Notebooks (composition and spiral) • Hand sanitizer