Staples store hosts school supply drive

The Staples store at 915 Jacks Valley Road is teaming up with DoSomething.org for the second annual national school supply drive.

Teens are encouraged to collect school supplies and drop them off at Staples through Sept. 19. Staples customers can also donate $1 at any Staples store with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting local teens in need.

School supplies and donations will be given to the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada, an educational nonprofit organization.

Joining the cause is Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Ciara.

"The Do Something 101 campaign is such a great cause. I can't imagine going to school without pencils, notebooks and other basic supplies," said Ciara in a press release.

To help kick off the campaign, Ciara is starring in a public service announcement that will air nationwide through September, and Staples is donating more than $125,000 worth of school supplies to the program.

"The feedback from teen volunteers and recipients during our inaugural school supply drive in 2008 was inspiring," said Demos Parneros, president of U.S. stores at Staples, in a press release.

Students who want to get involved can go to www.DoSomething101.org for ideas on how to run local school supply drives.