Stuff A Bus Program Benefits Several Hundred County Students

by Steve Yablonski | August 21, 2017 1:42 pm

OSWEGO, NY – Residents, groups and businesses from around the county helped ensure students who need school supplies when they head back to classes next month will find a bus load of donations, thanks to the United Way.

Made possible through a partnership with United Way, school districts throughout Oswego County and several local business and organizations, the Stuff-A-Bus Campaign collects donations of school supplies for distribution to less fortunate students throughout Oswego County.

The program culminated Aug. 18 with eight buses, at different places around the county, being stuffed full of school supplies. Items donated included plain old pencils to calculators and more – much more.

Individuals, groups, businesses and organizations stopped by to donate at the site nearest them. Some groups had been collecting donations for weeks.

Besides school supplies, some donated cash to help the effort.

The buses rolled up to the designated off-loading site around 3:30 p.m. and volunteers went about the task of unloading the donations.

The supplies are being organized today (Aug. 21) in preparation for distribution day.

A copy of your child’s 2016-2017 school report card will be required for entrance to pick up school supplies.

The program helps around 1,500 students and their families each year.

School supplies collected through the Stuff-A-Bus campaign will be distributed to students in their respective school districts, while supply lasts, according to the following schedule:

– APW – August 22 from 9 – 11 a.m. at the APW Bus Garage

– Central Square – August 22 from 9 a.m. – noon at the Paul V. Moore High School Cafeteria

– Fulton – August 22 from 9 a.m. – noon at Fairgrieve Elementary School.

– Hannibal – August 22 from 1 – 3 p.m. at Kenney Middle School.

– Mexico – August 22 from 8 a.m. – noon in the Mexico Middle School Gym.

– Oswego – August 22 from 9 a.m. – noon at Fitzhugh Park School

– Phoenix – August 22 from 5 – 8 p.m. at Maroun Elementary School.

– Pulaski – August 22 from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Pulaski High School Gym Lobby

– Sandy Creek – August 21 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Sandy Creek Elementary School Cafeteria.

School supplies will be available for those who would find it challenging to purchase the supplies that their child need for school.

Volunteers will be on hand to assist and guide the children and to make sure that they get the supplies they really need.

Families are urged to attend the distribution in their school district only.

If there are any supplies not distributed on the above dates, they will be made available to teachers to give to students in their classes who are not able to purchase the supplies they need.

For more information on the Stuff-A-Bus campaign, call Patrick Dewine, executive director of the Greater Oswego County United Way, at 315-593-1900 ext. 201 or visit www.oswegounitedway.org

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