‘Pack the Patrol Car’ School Supply Drive Under Way In Sarasota

SARASOTA, FL — Ahead of the Aug. 12 start of the new school year, the Sarasota Police Department will hold a "Pack the Patrol Car" drive to gather new school supplies. This is the seventh year for the supply drive.

The police department is partnering with the Sarasota City YMCA to accept school supplies from Wednesday, July 17, through Friday, Aug. 2.

New school supplies can be dropped off at these locations or purchased online:

• Sarasota Police Department, 2099 Adams Lane, Sarasota (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
• Sarasota City YMCA, 1075 South Euclid Ave., Sarasota (See website for hours)
• Online through Amazon at https://tinyurl.com/mvk74xtm or by scanning the QR code below.

Following the school supply drive, members of the Sarasota Police Department will donate school supplies to students throughout the community before school begins on Aug. 12.

The department is accepting new school supplies for all ages and grade levels, including backpacks, pencils, pens, highlighters, boxes of Kleenex, small bottles of hand sanitizer, folders, notebooks, glue, markers, crayons, erasers, and notebook paper. Members of the Sarasota Police Department will break down all donations by grade level before donating them to students.