GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Heart of West Michigan United Way and 13 ON YOUR SIDE have joined forces to present Stuff the Bus. The campaign is an effort to collect school supplies for Kent County schools where the identified need is greatest.
From July 17-August 8, participating companies will hold internal school supply drives.
On August 9, 2023, 13 ON YOUR SIDE will do a 13-hour blitz (7 a.m. - 8 p.m.) inviting the public to help us fill a bus with school supplies in the WZZM parking lot at 645 3 Mile Rd Nw, Grand Rapids, MI.
There will be live news and weather reports throughout the day on Aug. 9, encouraging people to use the drive-through drop-off.
Here are the items that are most needed:
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
- Backpacks
- Calculators*
- Colored markers
- Colored pencils
- Crayons
- Glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Large Erasers
- Pencils
- Pens
- Pocket folders
- Scissors
- Spiral notebooks
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
- Antibacterial wipes
- Dry erase markers
- Filler paper
- Paper towels
- Printer paper
- Tissues
*Gently used/like new calculators are acceptable. All other supplies must be new.
Four other United Ways in West Michigan are also doing school supply drives:
- United Way of the Lakeshore - https://www.unitedwaylakeshore.org/stuff-bus
- United Way of Ottawa Allegan County – https://www.oaunitedway.org/stuff-the-bus
- United Way of Ionia/Montcalm (Sponsor a Classroom) - https://www.liveunitedm-i.org/sponsoraclassroom
- Barry County https://fb.me/e/2JkOvLW9Z
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