Every Thursday we offer ideas of ways people can give back to the community. As many turn to acts of kindness and good deeds to feel useful during these uncertain times, it has been nice to offer different ideas for people to consider. For this week’s Give Back Thursday suggestion, we offer helping the Grove City Area United Way to Stuff the Bus!
For many years, the Grove City Area United Way has hosted the Stuff the Bus program which gathers donations of brand new school supplies for children in need in the Grove City Area School District. This program has helped so many children over the years. Every child deserves to have the supplies they need for school. For some families, this can be very difficult to accomplish. That is why the Grove City Area United Way’s Stuff the Bus program is so important to support.
Families with a financial need in the school district are able to request assistance with school supplies through the Grove City Area United Way. In order to help as many children as possible, the community is enlisted to assist with collecting supplies.
The Grove City Area United Way seeks donations of the following:
- Backpacks
- Notebooks
- Rulers
- Erasers
- Pens
- Crayons
- Three Ring Binders
- Calculators
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Book Covers
- Markers
- Portfolios
- Pencil Boxes
- Colored Pencils
- Glue/Glue Sticks
- Pencil Sharpeners
Any supplies would be appreciated this year. But, the Grove City Area United Way is in particular need of: backpacks for high school boys, loose leaf paper, three ring binders and spiral notebooks. Are you able to assist with purchasing some of these items? You don’t have to purchase every item on the list, but every little bit counts and quickly adds up.
For this week’s Give Back Thursday we ask you to think about how you might be able to assist the Grove City Area United Way to Stuff the Bus. You will be helping to make sure all children in the Grove City Area School District have the school supplies they need. Donations can be dropped off at the Grove City Area United Way’s office (inside the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce building) at 119 S. Broad Street, Grove City, PA. Please note that the building is only open to visitors on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 AM – 2 PM due to pandemic mitigation efforts. All visitors must wear a mask unless medically unable to do so. Or, checks/gift cards can be mailed to the Grove City Area United Way at PO Box 388, Grove City, PA 16127, for school supplies to be purchased.
For more information about the Grove City Area United Way’s Stuff the Bus program, visit: https://www.grovecityunitedway.org/stuff-bus-school-supplies-program