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]