A collage of photos featuring volunteers, students, and teachers.

Join Us For Stuff The Bus!

July 15 - August 14, 2024

What:

We are gearing up for our biggest collection drive of the year - School Supplies! In 2023, we were able to send supplies to a classroom in every public school district in Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties. These supplies helped fill classrooms, went to students in need, and supported the learning environment needed for our students to succeed.

This year, we are asking for teacher nominations from our classrooms! Teachers will be determined and selected by a volunteer committee and recognized as Distinguished Lakeshore Educators! Make sure you submit your favorite teacher for a chance to have their classroom stocked for the school year!

Stuff the Bus is important to our community because it supports our youth by providing them the tools necessary to receive a high-quality education and relieves the stress of back-to-school shopping for our struggling families. Did you know that in America, the average family spends $697 per child in back-to-school shopping?

Locally, that is close to our average mortgage rate. That means if a family is struggling to make ends meet, back to school shopping can cause a serious dilemma.

Click Here to Volunteer for Stuff the Bus!

Make a school supply donation today at any of the below locations:

MUSKEGON COUNTY

Baker College - 1903 Marquette Ave. Muskegon, 49442

Book Nook & Java Shop - 8744 Ferry St. Montague 49437

City of Muskegon City Hall - 933 Terrace St. Muskegon 49440

Culinary Institute of Michigan - 336 W. Clay Ave. Muskegon, 49440

Indigrow - 639 W. Clay Ave. Muskegon, 49440

Jerviss-Fethke Insurance - 71 W. Webster Ave. Muskegon 49440

Muskegon Area Intermediate School District (MAISD) - 630 Harvey St. Muskegon 49442

Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change - 2950 McCracken St. Norton Shores, 49441

Muskegon YMCA - 1115 Third St. Muskegon 49441

United Way of the Lakeshore - 31 E. Clay Ave. Muskegon 49440

Warner Norcross & Judd - 700 Terrace Point Dr. Muskegon 49440

NEWAYGO COUNTY

CBD Store of Michigan - 37 E. Main St. Fremont, 49412

OCEANA COUNTY

Lakeside Comprehensive Rehabilitation - 601 E. Main St. Hart 49420

Shelby Area District Library - 189 Maple St. Shelby 49455

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations for supporting Stuff the Bus through staff drives!

City of Muskegon

DTE Energy

Gerber Life Insurance Company

Greater Muskegon Woman's Club

Howmet Aerospace

Meta Tool Technologies

Michigan Rural Letter Carriers

Pacific Floor Care

RENK America

Shape Corp.

Webb Chemical Service Corporation

Thank you to our Stuff the Bus sponsors:

Marketing Toolkit

Stuff the Bus Flyer (8.5x11) - PRINT VERSION

Stuff the Bus Flyer - WEB VERSION

Stuff the Bus Box Flyer (11x17)

For additional marketing materials including graphics and logos for social media, please reach out to Sara at sara@unitedwaylakeshore.org.

2023 Distinguished Lakeshore Educators!

Muskegon County:

Fruitport - Alexandra Gartland
Holton - Beth Olson
Mona Shores - Kimberly Gaver
Montague - Jennifer Broadwell
Muskegon Heights Academy - Niyata Brown
Muskegon - Megan Kolberg
North Muskegon - Jan Schumacher
Oakridge - Tracey Coletta
Orchard View - Kevin Holm
Ravenna - Adam Twa
Reeths Puffer - Karyn Edwards
Whitehall - Shana Ambrose

Newaygo County:

Big Jackson - Lisa Murphy
Fremont - Jillian Gripton
Grant - Lyndsie Proctor
Hesperia - Vicki Hawes
Newaygo - Theresa Voshel
White Cloud - Katheryn Fritz

Oceana County:

Hart - Megan Stoneman
Pentwater - Heidi Fleming
Shelby - Angelica Lozano
Walkerville - Sara White

Stuff The Bus