Stuff the Bus at Walmart With School Supplies This Weekend

As students from Walton County prepare to return to school next week, many families will have difficulty finding the funds to send the children to school with the proper school supplies. In order to help these families, Communities in Schools of Walton County has teamed up with Walmart and F.I.S.H. to Stuff the Bus on Aug. 10 and 11. 

Volunteers from the Walmart Distribution Center in Monroe will staff  donation drives at the Walmart Supercenters in Monroe and Loganville from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both days. With Saturday being part of the statewide sales tax holiday, it will be a great way to stock up on some extra supplies for those in need.

A big yellow bus will be parked outside of the Walmart stores with volunteers to collect the supplies. They will then be transported to FISH for distribution to students who need them via the Communities In Schools Site Coordinators.

Wish lists of items that are most needed will be handed out by volunteers at the entrance of each store.

Students in all middle and high schools in the Walton County School District and at Social Circle Elementary School can request supplies directly from their Communities In Schools offices at the schools. Supplies will be made available to other public schools via school counselors. 

The following items are of critical need:

• 3-ring Binders
• Index Tab Dividers
• Wide-ruled notebook paper
• Pens, Pencils and Mechanical Pencils
• Colored Pencils and Markers
• Highlighters
• Spiral Notebooks and Composition Books
• Pocket Folders