Niles restaurant hosts creative supply drive

Published 8:27 am Thursday, August 16, 2018

NILES — Those hungry to fill their bellies and give back to their community have an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone Saturday.

Fisher’s Tips and Chips Barbecue, 3135 S. 11th St., Niles, invites Niles area residents to pack a backpack by donating school supplies during the BBQ bash, which also features live wrestling presented by Supreme Productions.

Admission to the event is $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 13 and free for children under five. Family four-packs of tickets are available for $25. Those who donate a school supply will receive $2 off admission price. More information about the wrestling event is available at pwk1.com and rentawrestlingring.com.

Supplies needed include:

• Book bags

• Colored pencils

• Crayons

• Pocket folders

• Glue sticks

• Markers

• Spiral notebooks

• Rulers

• Number two pencils

• Loose-leaf paper

• Hand sanitizer

•Composition notebooks

• Erasers

• Scissors

• Pencil cases

• Highlighters

• Red, blue and black ink pens

• Kleenex

• Paper towels

Those wishing to donate are asked to drop items at the restaurant from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. All donated items will go to support local community schools in the Niles area.