Brownwood News – The Brown County United Way and The Salvation Army announce that the 2019 Stuff the Bus will take place at Wal-Mart on Friday, August 10th, noon to 8 p.m.
The supplies collected will be distributed by the Salvation Army to students in the Brown County Independent School Districts of Bangs, Blanket, Brookesmith, Brownwood, Early, May, and Zephyr.
“We are very excited to be able to once again collect school supplies to benefit our community. Our hope is that this will be something everyone can participate in and help benefit all of the children in the county,” said Karen Lynch, Executive Director for the Brown County United Way. “There are many children in our community that are unable to obtain the supplies they need for school. We want this to be something we can continue to do every year and that it will grow and we will truly be able to ‘stuff the bus’ to the brim with school supplies. We hope by having it on the same weekend as the tax-free shopping weekend will encourage more people to purchase a few extra supplies and drop them off at the bus on their way out of the store.”
Jackson-Hewitt, located at 1419 Austin Avenue, has volunteered to also be a drop-off location for school supplies. You can drop them off from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, August 6th through the 10th.
The Brown County United Way currently supports 15 Agencies that benefit the people of Brown County: American Red Cross, The Ark Domestic Violence Shelter, Brown County 4-H, Brown County Association for Retarded Citizens, Brown County Home Solutions, Brownwood Community Resource Council for the benefit of TJJD youth, Brownwood Public Library, Boys & Girls Club, Cancer Services Network, CASA, Early Childhood Intervention, Family Services Center, Girl Scouts of Central Texas, Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch Key, and The Salvation Army.
They are adding three more partner agencies in 2019: Texas Trails Council, BSA, Brownwood Area Community Garden, & AccelHealth.
