United Way’s Stuff the Bus campaign is today in Philadelphia.
The campaign encourages people to donate school supplies to local students. The United Way is asking for supplies, like notebooks, pens, pencils, paper, germ-x and even uniforms, new or gently used.
United Way co-chair, Jackie Hester, said this campaign is so important for the community.
“The average cost of school supplies is like $200.00 a year for parents and 50 % of the students show up don’t have school supplies,” said Hester.
Hester said the campaign has been very successful over the past two years and she hopes to see the same outcome this year.
Neshoba’s Stuff the Bus collection is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Development Partnership at the Depot, 256 W Beacon Street.
