The 18th Annual Stuff the Bus
Monday, August 10 - Friday, August 14 , 2020
Thank you to everyone who sponsored, donated, volunteered and checked in for our program this year. A special shout out to First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Greene County, Wendy's (Waynesburg), Blueprints, Community Bank, Contura Energy, Cornerstone Care, County of Greene, Domestic Violence Services SPA, EQT Rec Center, Eva K. Bowlby Library, First Baptist Church (Carmichaels), Flenniken Library, Greene Arc, Greene County Historical Society Museum, High Street Hair, SPHS Care Center, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Carmichaels), and Washington Health System Greene.
I would also like to thank our WONDERFUL volunteers - Alison Blair, Audrey Quinn, Betty Fox, Camden Forbes, Cathy Loughner, Jason Forbes, Joanna Dragan, Lisa Petro, Lori Greene, Maddy Loughner, Mason Loughner, Margaret McCombs, Myleen McCollum, Norma Kelley and Tracy Toothman. You are awesome!
Finally, I would like to thank Besty McClure, Joanne Marshall, Charles Berryhill, Karen Benson, Rogersville United Methodist, Greater Waynesburg Christian Outreach, Melody Longstreth, Stephanie Micucci, CASA of Greene County and Mary Pratt for your generosity!
I would also like to thank our WONDERFUL volunteers - Alison Blair, Audrey Quinn, Betty Fox, Camden Forbes, Cathy Loughner, Jason Forbes, Joanna Dragan, Lisa Petro, Lori Greene, Maddy Loughner, Mason Loughner, Margaret McCombs, Myleen McCollum, Norma Kelley and Tracy Toothman. You are awesome!
Finally, I would like to thank Besty McClure, Joanne Marshall, Charles Berryhill, Karen Benson, Rogersville United Methodist, Greater Waynesburg Christian Outreach, Melody Longstreth, Stephanie Micucci, CASA of Greene County and Mary Pratt for your generosity!
Over the last few years, the Greene County community has faced numerous economic challenges… mines have closed, gas companies have come and gone, and now unemployment rates are higher than ever due to the pandemic. For 17 years, Stuff the Bus has been a way for our community to help our neighbors, making sure local children can and will be ready for the upcoming school year. One of the top requests from schools are supplies. In 2019, Stuff the Bus provided over 630 backpacks filled with everything a student would need to start the year.
But recently, our world has been turned upside. Even if kids aren't physically allowed to return to school, they will still need supplies for their in-home/digital learning. While this year's Stuff the Bus will be different than in the past, we are still here to help.
Stuff the Bus began in 2002, as the Greene County United Way Board of Directors identified families who were struggling to purchase back-to-school supplies. GCUW reached out to local businesses and other organizations, asking them to conduct collections by their employees or members or act as public donation sites for the community. The Stuff the Bus program was a success right from the start. School supplies collected are distributed to students in Greene County school districts as well as Head Start and Intermediate Unit programs. Over the last 17 years, through generous donations of supplies and our sponsor, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Greene County, Greene County has helped low income families, who otherwise may not have been able to afford materials and go to school prepared to succeed.
But recently, our world has been turned upside. Even if kids aren't physically allowed to return to school, they will still need supplies for their in-home/digital learning. While this year's Stuff the Bus will be different than in the past, we are still here to help.
Stuff the Bus began in 2002, as the Greene County United Way Board of Directors identified families who were struggling to purchase back-to-school supplies. GCUW reached out to local businesses and other organizations, asking them to conduct collections by their employees or members or act as public donation sites for the community. The Stuff the Bus program was a success right from the start. School supplies collected are distributed to students in Greene County school districts as well as Head Start and Intermediate Unit programs. Over the last 17 years, through generous donations of supplies and our sponsor, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Greene County, Greene County has helped low income families, who otherwise may not have been able to afford materials and go to school prepared to succeed.
Stuff the Bus 2019
Greene County United Way hosted the 17th Annual Stuff the Bus program, sponsored by First Federal Savings and Loan of Greene County on Wednesday, August 14.
