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Back to school Block Party, Free School Supplies and Free BBQ

By Lapretta Jackson, Macaroni Kid Gurnee-Vernon Hills - Publisher August 24, 2018

End of Summer Block Party in Zion, IL  Come celebrate with us at 

Salem Meat and Grocery at 2439 Galilee, Zion, IL 60099 

  August 25, 2018, from 4pm to 7pm



10 year anniversary and block party we will have jumping houses and food agencies on site the Zion Township Zion Fire Department and Police Department the Northern Illinois food bank will be taking food can donations. There will be Free BBQ, Free School supplies, and more.



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***Salem Meat and Grocery still needs your help making sure all the children in our programs head back to school with all the supplies they need! If you can help or know someone that can, please contact them.  They need help with donations of school supplies from Kindergarten to High School.***


Ensuring children have the school supplies they need to start the school year off on the right foot is something that many individuals may take for granted. For some Low-income families, the cost of these supplies is a financial burden that can be overwhelming. They can be dropped off at the Salem Meat and Grocery at 2439 Galilee, Zion, IL 60099.


The list of needed school supplies to be donated, along with backpacks includes:

  • Binders
  • Markers
  • Colored pencils
  • #2 pencils
  • Pencil cases
  • Crayons
  • Erasers
  • Folders
  • Rulers
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Loose leaf paper
  • Spiral notebooks



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