Lutheran World Relief has specifications for sewing up school bags so we used upholstery fabric & corduroy for those. LWR also has a list of school supplies so we put a copy of that in each bag & hung them on a rack at church. People could take a bag(s) and return them filled, then the bags were packed for shipment. We also put out a Jar for cash if anyone wanted to help but not actually shop themselves. It feels good to help send a child to school for very little.