School will be back in session soon, and many local students and teachers are in need of the supplies necessary to begin the year successfully. Businesses, groups and individuals are invited to help provide the tools they need to succeed by joining United Way of San Luis Obispo County, Golden 1 Credit Union, Office Max, KSBY and the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education to help ‘Stuff the Bus’.
From August 2-9, all three Office Max locations in SLO County will accept donations of new school supplies. Office Max is located at 1130 West Branch St. in Arroyo Grande, 2155 Theatre Dr. in Paso Robles, and 1530 Froom Ranch Way in San Luis Obispo. Volunteers will be on hand to accept and sort donations on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Monday through Friday from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Suggested donations of new school supplies include: pencils, pens, rulers, notebooks, loose leaf paper, backpacks, pencil boxes/bags, facial tissues, hand sanitizer, crayons, colored pencils, washable markers, washable paint, glue sticks, blunt tip scissors, pocket folders, tape, lunch boxes, manila folders, three ring binders, construction paper, poster board, dry erase board markers, chalk, copy paper, stickers, index cards, self-adhesive notepads, calculators and art supplies.
Volunteers are needed to accept donations from the public and sort donations on the bus. Email stuffthebus@unitedwayslo.org to sign up. For more information, visit United Way’s website at
www.unitedwayslo.org.