July 28, 2025
This weekend’s sales tax holiday presents the perfect opportunity for shoppers to not only save money while preparing for the upcoming school year, but also a chance to support local students by donating new supplies to the ongoing Back-to-School Community Donation Drive.
Virginia 3-Day Sales Tax Holiday for qualifying school supplies and clothes kicks off on Friday, August 1, beginning at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, August 3, until 11:59 p.m. Generally, qualifying school supplies priced $20 or less per item and qualified clothing and footwear priced $100 per item will be purchasable during the three-day holiday without paying sales tax.
For a complete list of eligible supplies and clothing, visit the Virginia Department of Taxation’s website at http://tax.virginia.gov/virginia-sales-tax-holiday, at the bottom of this page, or by clicking HERE.
The sales tax holiday also applies to eligible hurricane and emergency preparedness, Energy Star™ and WaterSense™ products.
While shopping this weekend, Prince George County Public Schools encourages the community to consider helping students positively begin the school year by picking up and donating supplies to the Prince George County Public Schools Back-to-School Community Donation Drive.
Donations of new, unopened school supplies are being accepted through Tuesday, August 5, 2025. These supplies will be organized and used to fill backpacks that will be available for children and families during each school’s pre-opening orientation session during the week of August 11, 2025. The following supplies being collected include:
- No. 2 Pencils
- Erasers
- Ink Pens (Red, Blue, Black)
- Pencil Sharpeners with Receptacles
- Crayons (24-Count)
- Colored Pencils (12-Count)
- Markers
- Fluorescent Highlighters
- Pencil Boxes / Pouches
- Filler Paper (Wide and College-Ruled)
- Composition Books
- Spiral Notebooks (Wide and College-Ruled)
- 3-Ring Binders
- Index Dividers (5 Tabs)
- Pocket Folders
- Glue Sticks
- School Glue
- Scissors (Blunt, 5-inch)
- 3x5 Index Cards
- Rulers
- Tissues
- Earbud-Style Headphones
A full school supply donation list for elementary (Pre-K-5) and secondary (6-12) students is available at the bottom of this article. It's in a printable format, so you can print or download it to your phone for an easy shopping list!
Over the years, thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies have been provided to the children of our community thanks to the generosity of residents, businesses, faith-based and civic organizations contributing hundreds of items during the summer in the lead-up to the start of school in Prince George County.
As was the case last year, backpacks will continue to be available at each school’s orientation session in mid-August, with the dates and times for those sessions listed below:
- August 12 - Prince George High School (3-6 p.m.)
- August 13 - N.B. Clements Junior High School (3-6 p.m.)
- August 14 - Elementary Schools (A.M. Sessions)
- Click HERE for Grade-Level Orientation Session Times
- August 14 - J.E.J. Moore Middle School (12-4 p.m.)
- Click HERE for Team Orientation Times
Donations of school supplies are being accepted through Tuesday, August 5, 2025. These school supplies will be organized by volunteers and used to fill backpacks that will be available for children and families during each school’s pre-opening orientation session. These backpacks will be filled with donated supplies, including:
Donations can be dropped off at each of the district’s schools during regular office hours, including during the summer from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the following locations through August 5, 2025:
- Prince George County School Board Office: 6410 Courts Drive
- Prince George County Police Department: 6600 Laurel Spring Road
- Prince George County Department of Social Services: 6450 Administration Drive
- Prince George Library, ARLS: 6605 Courts Drive
Donations can also be made during Prince George County's weekend farmer’s market during this time, held on Saturdays at the Scott Park Pavilion adjacent to the Prince George County Library through August 5, 2025.
Prince George County Public Schools thanks its community partners for their continued support of the children of our community, helping ensure they have the tools they need to succeed.