The Salvation Army wants your back-to-school donations

The Salvation Army began its collection of back-to-school items July 1.

The charity is now collecting backpacks; facial tissues; highlighters; glue; markers; No. 2 pencils; Post-it notes; calculators; loose-leaf paper; rulers; hand sanitizer; erasers; colored pencils; crayons; three-ring binders; composition notebooks; red, black and blue pens; and one-, three- and five-subject notebooks.

Donated items may be dropped off at 2505 North St. in Beaufort.

Items collected will go to families in Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties.

This story was originally published July 1, 2016 at 6:31 PM with the headline "The Salvation Army wants your back-to-school donations."