Summer is still in full swing, but the Debrecen and Püspökladány Regional Organization of the Hungarian Red Cross is launching a collection drive in preparation for the start of the school year to help children whose parents cannot afford to buy school supplies.
A child starts school at an immeasurable disadvantage if, due to their family’s financial situation, they begin the school year without the school supplies necessary for learning. For families facing multiple disadvantages, purchasing a backpack, gym clothes, and school supplies is a huge challenge. To help them, the Debrecen and Püspökladány Regional Organization of the Hungarian Red Cross is organizing a school supply drive at the end of the summer.
Under the slogan “Let’s Fill Those Backpacks!” they are announcing a school supply collection at their offices from the 27th of July to the 31st of August 2026, as follows.
The Red Cross in Debrecen is accepting donations at its regional office (4025, 44 Simonffy Street) during business hours (Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.). Donors can call 52/414-321 for more information.
The head of the Püspökladány Regional Organization asks those wishing to help to call 70/933 8394 to schedule a time before bringing in their donation, as the regional organization also runs summer programs, and the staff is not always available in person.
School backpacks and basic school supplies — pens, pencil cases, notebooks, compasses, rulers, and geometry tools — are most urgently needed, along with gym equipment and hygiene kits. The organization’s staff and volunteers gladly accept both new and used donations, provided they are of good quality, and distribute them to those in need.
Red Cross volunteers are also mobilizing children and students in Debrecen, Püspökladány, and the surrounding areas: they kindly ask that anyone who can do so sort through last year’s school supplies and bring in anything that is no longer needed but still usable — and that they would be happy to donate to a fellow student facing hardships, even if they don’t know them personally.
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