4th
Annual “Stuff the Bus Drive”
is
a Success!
Pullman, WA – The 4th
annual Stuff the School drive reached its goal of collecting school supplies
for more than 300 students, organizers say. This year, the drive was a multi-community
effort to support children with the tools for learning.
The Kiwanis Club of
Pullman and Kiwanis Club of Moscow in collaboration with Pullman Child Welfare
and the Pullman and Colton School Districts in Washington and the Moscow School
District in Idaho spearheaded the drive for K-12 school supplies. Youth
eligible for free or reduced school lunches are eligible to receive school
supplies from the drive.
“Many thanks to the
Stuff the Bus sponsors, donors, media and volunteers who worked together across
Palouse region communities to make this a successful drive,” said Sandra
Woodrow, long-time Stuff the Bus coordinator.
Pullman and Colton
School District:
The goal of 220 backpacks for elementary and middle school students and 50 kits
for high school students along with 50 flash drives, 50 scientific calculators
and other supplies valued at $20,000 for both school districts was met.
Radio, television and
newspaper in-kind donations to build visibility for this initiative contributed
significantly to the success of the fourth annual drive, Woodrow said.
Moscow School District: In its first year to
join Stuff the Bus, the Moscow committee raised more than $7,000 in cash and
in-kind donations of school supplies that will be donated to the Moscow School
District for low income families. Thanks to the support of Moscow businesses
and to the efforts of volunteers at the school bus sites, the first year Stuff
the Bus school supply drive in Moscow was a success.
Please visit the Pullman
Kiwanis website at www.PullmanKiwanis.org to view all of the
community and media sponsors who made a difference for the children in our
communities.