School Bus Rock Concert for the United Way "Stuff the Bus" Event

May 20, 2014 at 10:36 am by bryan


The Young Business Professionals Employee Resource Group at State Farm is presenting a School Bus Rock concert to benefit the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties' Stuff the Bus on Wednesday, June 18 at Mayday Brewery in Murfreesboro.  The concert will begin at 5:00 p.m. 

Admission to the event will be items from the 2014 Stuff the Bus supply list which includes:

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  • Scissors (Fiskar)
  • Paper- wide ruled notebook paper, craft paper or handwriting paper
  • Composition notebooks with wide ruled notebook paper
  • Crayons (24 count Crayola)
  • Pencils (No. 2)
  • Markers (Crayola) broad tip classic colors
  • Colored pencils
  • Glue sticks (Elmer's)
  • Expo markers (dry erase)
  • Large pink erasers
  • Pencil sharpener (with cover for shavings)
  • New or gently-used books (appropriate for children 3rd grade or younger)

Last year’s Stuff the Bus resulted in 17,264 items collected and 1,027 literacy kits assembled by 97 volunteers.  The kits were delivered to programs in Rutherford and Cannon Counties.

This year, United Way will be working with Rutherford County Schools and Murfreesboro City Schools to distribute the literacy kits. 

To sign up to participate in the 2014 Stuff the Bus and for a full list of details, visit www.unitedwayvolunteer.org or contact the United Way at (615) 893-7303.

 

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