United Way to 'Stuff the Bus' in August
Florida Keys children need school supplies such as paper, pencils, notebooks and highlighters as part of their studies. But some local families can’t afford even these basic supplies.
That’s why United Way of the Florida Keys and community partners are supporting the annual “Stuff the Bus” event, an effort that will hopefully produce truckloads of school supplies to be distributed to Monroe County schools from Key Largo to Key West.
Local companies can become sponsors of “Stuff the Bus” by pledging to provide a minimum amount of $250 worth of school supplies through a supply drive with their employees or customers, or by making a contribution of $250 or more, or a combination of both. Supplies will be collected until the end of August.
Individuals can participate in “Stuff the Bus” by taking school supplies to a sponsor’s business, making a donation online at gofundme.com/uwfkStufftheBus, shopping at Publix and buying “Tools for Schools” gift cards at the checkout counter, or by attending a Back to School celebration at the Hard Rock Café in Key West from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 20. Admission is free with the donation of school supplies.
United Way will purchase additional school supplies for Keys schools with every dollar donated in the community.
For information on “Stuff the Bus,” call the United Way office at 305-735-1929, or email [email protected]. Keys.
