Heading back to school is the last thing most students throughout Maine want to think about right now, but three Norway Savings Bank branches are already focused on the year ahead to ensure Midcoast students have what they need to succeed.

Customers and community members can participate in a special School Supply Drive through Friday, Aug. 28, at NSB branches in Brunswick (14 Gurnet Road and 83 Maine St.) and Topsham (47 Topsham Fair Mall Road).

The Brunswick and Topsham branches of Norway Savings Bank are accepting donations of school supplies through Aug. 28. (Courtesy of Norway Savings Bank)

All items will be donated to students, kindergarten through 12th grade, in Brunswick, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell and Topsham. NSB is working with local schools to connect the supplies with students in need.

The items most requested are glue sticks, black Sharpie markers, backpacks, binders (three-ring in particular), pencils, colored pencils, wide-ruled/one-subject notebooks, tissues, outdoor chalk, crayons, cap erasers, dry-erase markets, children’s scissors and highlighters.

“Every donation, big or small, will help support local students and families throughout our community,” said Sophie Moreau, a personal banker at NSB who is helping to organize the drive. “We want to thank anyone who can participate for helping local students start the school year feeling prepared, supported and excited to learn!”

The lobbies at both Brunswick branches and the Topsham branch are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays. In addition, the branch on 14 Gurnet Road (Cook’s Corner) and the Topsham branch are open from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.