Every year, teachers must buy school supplies for their students who can’t afford them.

To help eliminate the burden on our teachers and help classroom learning, Islanders Bank is sponsoring a Gear Up for Our Schools campaign.

The bank is collecting:

— black, blue, green and red pens

— colored pencils

— dry-erase pens (fine and bullet tip)

— erasers

— highlighters

— index cards

— notebook and graph paper

— pencil pouches and boxes

— pencils and sharpeners

— pen, thumb and flash drives

— rolls of clear contact paper

— rulers

— school glue and glue sticks

— scissors

— spiral and composition notebooks

— three-ring binders with dividers, calculators

— water-based markers

— watercolor paints

— white board erasers

Collection bins are located at Friday Harbor Drug, The Office Center, Friday Harbor MarketPlace and Islanders Bank.

The campaign continues through Sept. 11.