United Way Of Hernando County’s Stuff The Bus This Weekend
The start of the school year is right around the corner and getting school supplies can be tough on some families and teachers financially.
Hernando County Schools says over 60% of parents struggle to buy supplies for their children. And almost 94% of teachers buy items out of pocket to stock their classrooms.
The non-profit organization is holding a 3-day Stuff the Bus school supply drive July 12 to 14.
Over 200 Stuff the Bus volunteers will be collecting the supplies 11:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the following ten locations throughout Hernando County:
Publix stores
- Avalon: 13455 County Line Rd
- Barclay: 14371 Spring Hill Dr
- Brooksville Square: 19390 Cortez Blvd
- Glen Lakes: 9595 Commercial Way
- Hernando West: 1400 Pinehurt Dr
- Lakewood Plaza: 4365 Commercial Way
- Mariner Commons: 4158 Mariner Blvd
- Seven Hills: 160 Mariner Blvd
Walmart stores
- Spring Hill: 1485 Commercial Way
- Brooksville: 7305 Broad St
Some of the most needed items are the following:
- Backpacks
- Computer notebooks
- Calculators
- Colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Copy paper
- Crayons
- Dictionaries/Thesaurus
- Dry erase markers
- Erasers
- File folders
- Glue bottles
- Glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Index cards
- Markers
- Pens
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Sprial notebooks
- Wide/college ruled paper
[Source: ABC ACTION NEWS]
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