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United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) is collecting new school supplies to help local children start the school year off right. Can you help us Stuff the Bus? School supplies most needed this year are colored pencils (12 count preferred), crayons (24 count preferred), fine or broad tip markers, and scissors. School supply donations can be placed in collection containers that can be found at the following locations through July 29th.
MARSHALL LOCATIONS:
Bank of the West
Bremer Bank
First Lutheran Church
Kruse Motors
Lockwood Motors
Marshall-Lyon County Library
Menards
Minnwest Bank
St. Stephen Church
United Way of Southwest Minnesota
OTHER LOCATIONS:
Bank of the West - Ivanhoe
Bank of the West - Minneota
Citizens Alliance Bank - Granite Falls
Johnson Memorial Health - Dawson
Minnwest Bank - Tracy
Sanford Canby Medical Center - Canby
SheBrews Coffee - Fulda
The Plaid Moose - Slayton
The purpose of our Stuff the Bus initiative is to provide K-12 students with the basic school supplies needed to learn and be successful, thereby allowing them (and their parents) to focus on their academic goals. When students are provided with the tools that they need to be successful in school, it eases many burdens. Children can focus on their studies without worrying about having a pencil or a notebook and parents have some of the financial burden lifted off their shoulders. When UWSWMN provides these supplies through Stuff the Bus, we are making an impact that goes much further than school supplies. We’re alleviating stress, building confidence, and helping students thrive
All collected supplies will be distributed to participating schools within the UWSWMN service area. Each school determines their own distribution process to ensure the supplies reach students who need them. Supplies will be sorted and distributed on August 10th to the schools. Those in need of supplies should contact their respective school district beginning on August 12th for details regarding distribution. Because of this initiative, 56,250 school supplies were distributed in August 2021 to nearly 3,500 K - 12 students at 23 local school schools.
If you are unable to donate supplies, but would like to contribute financially, you may mail checks to: United Way of SWMN, P.O. Box 41, Marshall, MN 56258. Please note “Stuff the Bus” on the memo line. You may also donate online by visiting www.unitedwayswmn.org/STB. Financial donations are accepted year round for this initiative and allow us to purchase school supplies in bulk at a low cost.
Please contact UWSWMN for more information at unitedway@unitedwayswmn.org or 507-929-2273. Those interested in volunteering with this initiative should watch our Facebook page for opportunities.
Thank you for helping us Stuff the Bus!
United Way of Southwest Minnesota is an autonomous, local organization working to create lasting change in people’s lives and the communities we serve in Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Yellow Medicine, and portions of Cottonwood, Lac qui Parle, Nobles and Redwood counties of Minnesota.
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