Thanks to hundreds of donors and volunteers, 946 local students will begin the academic year with essential school supplies provided through Stuff the School Bus/Stuff the Desk events. On Thursday, August 1st, community members donated school supplies at the Stuff the Bus event during Lunch by the River, and on Friday, August 16th and Saturday, August 17th, the items were distributed to students who registered to receive supplies.
2024 Statistics:
· Of the students served, 97% qualified for free or reduced school meals.
· Over 100 volunteers lent a hand during collection, set up, pre-packing and distribution.
· A sampling of some of the items collected during Stuff the School Bus include: 240 backpacks, 341 boxes of colored pencils, 390 boxes of crayons, 1,602 folders, 996 glue sticks, 1,304 notebooks, 350 scissors, 55 rulers and 301 boxes of markers.
If you missed Stuff the Desk and your student needs school supplies, contact your school counselor or social worker.
The Stuff the School Bus Committee would like to thank everyone who helped to make this possible: the volunteers, the organizations who held school supply drives, and everyone who donated school supplies and/or monetary donations. We’d also like to thank our local media who helped to promote these events. Thanks to everyone working together, our students have school supplies to help them start the school year off on the right track. Thank you!
Photo Caption: Volunteers distributed backpacks for the Stuff the Desk participants.