The Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services fill backpacks with school supplies for students in kindergarten to 12th grade in the Tahoma School District.

They are looking for donations from now until Aug. 16.

It is expected to supply 600 backpacks to the community.

Go to online for a list of needed supplies and donation drop-off sites.

Registration for backpacks begins Aug. 20.

Black Diamond

The Black Diamond Community Center is taking donations for  its “Back to School Supplies” program that helps low-income families in the greater Black Diamond area.

Needed are backpacks, three-ring binders, spiral notebooks, paper packs,  folders, calculators, scissors, glue sticks, ball-point pens, markers, colored pencils, pink erasers, No. 2 pencils, pencil boxes and pouches.

Anyone wishing to donate can call or stop by the Community Center at 31605 Third Ave. (state Route 169) in Black Diamond.

Supplies should be dropped off by Aug. 17.

Anyone with questions can call 360-886-1011.