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 help families get their children ready for school with a backpack full of supplies this upcoming school year.
The annual community-wide school supply drive runs from July 22 through Aug. 5, with a final Stuff the Bus blitz day on Aug. 6, where we'll literally stuff a bus.
You can learn how your business, place of worship or neighborhood can host a drive, or how you can buy supplies online here.
In 2023, the Stuff the Bus drive helped 21 schools across 5 districts. More than 23,975 school supplies were collected.
Help children in need this year by taking part in the Stuff the Bus drive!
Supply List
Antibacterial wipes
Backpacks
Calculators*
Colored markers
Colored pencils
Crayons
Dry erase markers
Filler paper
Glue sticks
Highlighters
Large Erasers
Pencils
Pens
Pocket folders
Paper towels
Printer paper
Scissors
Spiral notebooks
Tissues
*Gently used/like new calculators are acceptable. All other supplies must be new.
Donation drop-off location sites between July 22 through Aug. 5:
Here are three drop-off locations on Aug. 6, 2024:
Allegan County Drop-Off
United Way
650 Grand Street
Allegan, MI 49010
Noon to 6 p.m.
Kent County Drop-Off
WZZM Studio
WZZM Studio
645 3 Mile Rd NW
Grand Rapids, MI
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Ottawa County Drop-Off
United Way
115 Clover St, Suite 301
Holland, MI 49423
Noon to 6 p.m.
Benefiting schools & agencies:
Allegan Early College
Allegan Public Schools
Allegan Tech Center
Allegan Transition Center
Appleview Elementary
Brookwood Elementary
Coit Creative Arts Academy
Community Action of Allegan County
Crestwood Middle School
Dickinson Academy
East Kentwood Freshman Campus
East Kentwood High School
Fennville Public Schools
Glenn Public School
Glenwood Elementary
Godfrey-Lee Lee Middle School
Godfrey-Lee Lee High School
Godwin Heights Middle School
Hillside Learning Center
Holland Public Schools
Hopkins Public School
Jefferson Elementary
Outlook Academy
Pinewood Middle School
Plainwell Community Schools
Ridgeview Elementary
Stem Greenhouse
Wayland Union Schools
Union High School
West Godwin Elementary
Zeeland Roosevelt Elementary
