Stuff The Bus For Everett Schools This Weekend

August 13, 2015

Events in Everett, Everett, Everett Schools

This year’s goal is 1700 backpacks.

1700 backpacks…That’s the goal of the Everett Public Schools Foundation “Stuff The Bus For Kids!” drive this year.

Even if you don’t have kids in school anymore, there are several ways to participate. You can help by donating money, donating school supplies or donate your time stuffing the backpacks. Here’s all you need to know.

Please join us in supporting our 6th Annual Stuff The Bus for Kids backpack and school supply drive. All funds raised will help us reach our goal of delivering 1,700 backpacks to needy students for when school begins in the Fall.

SPONSOR A BACKPACK!!

Donate money to help fill a backpack or set of backpacks, we will do the shopping! Average value of a filled backpack is $50.00.  Click Here to Make a Donation to help support our Stuff the Bus For Kids program.



VOLUNTEER TO HELP STUFF THE BUS!!

Volunteers are needed to help accept donations at our bus site locations on Friday August 14th – Sunday, August 16th.  Sunday, August 16th is Everett Public Schools Employee Volunteer Day!   Help is also needed to stuff the backpacks on August 19th, 20th and 21st at the Durham bus barn facility.  Please click on the link below to register for all of our volunteer opportunities.

Click here to Sign Up to Volunteer or contact Kirsten Hansen at khansen@everettsd.org or 425-385-4695.

  STUFF THE BUS LOCATION SITES!!

Visit our bus location sites listed below on Friday, August 14th through Sunday, August 16th from 9:00am to 5:00pm to donate supplies or make a cash donation.

Big yellow school buses will be located at:

1. QFC at 2615 Broadway, Everett

2. QFC at 4919 Evergreen Way, Everett

3.  Fred Meyer at 12906 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Everett

4. Fred Meyer at 8530 Evergreen Way, Everett

Donations will also be accepted during business hours August 1st through August 16th at a variety of local businesses in the Everett community. For a location near you please visit www.epsfoundation.org for details.

For a list of school supplies needed by elementary and

middle/high students, please visit www.epsfoundation.org

Please join our partners, Boeing, World Vision, Durham School Services, Fred Meyer, NW Plus Credit Union, Everett Association of Paraeducators and Molina Healthcare in this effort to make sure that no child is without needed school supplies. We have requests for 1,700 filled backpacks from our schools. Together, we will work to meet this goal so that our students have the tools needed to be successful! Delivery will be in time for the 2015-2016 school year.

If you have any questions, please contact khansen@everettsd.org

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