Stuff the Bus is Here: School Supplies for those in Need

We're getting ready to stuff the bus again this year! We need your help to make it another success for kids in need.

Stefano Dental, DDS, Inc. of Sandusky, Ohio is helping to support Stuff the Bus from June through Aug. 2 by collecting school supplies for local children in need. Stefano Dental is joined by United Way of Erie County, Ohio and Vacation Land Federal Credit Union in the school supply fundraiser. The goal is to provide a minimum of 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies for grades kindergarten through fifth grade for the 2019-2020 school year.  For more information, call 419.626.2205.

“Kids who are prepared for school---do well in school, and we want to ensure a successful start to the school year for as many kids as we can,” said Lata Stefano, DDS, owner of Lata Stefano, DDS., Inc of Sandusky, Ohio.

Each school year, an estimated 2,800 children in Erie County, Ohio will lack the supplies needed to enter the classroom ready to learn. School supplies needed include: backpacks (drawstrings acceptable, no wheels); Crayola Crayons (16 or 24 box); Crayola Watercolor Markers (one set of 8); one ruler (with standard and metric systems); glue sticks; bottled glue; folders (2 pockets, solid colors); wide-ruled paper; Fiskars scissors; pink erasers; and pencil boxes.

Tax deductible monetary donations will also be accepted for backpacks and school supplies. Please make checks payable to United Way of Erie County and write “school supplies” on the memo line.

Help us give back. No donation is too small. Let's get as many backpacks filled as we can!