With over 3,000 children receiving free or reduced lunches in Porter County schools, it is apparent that many families are struggling to meet their own basic needs. The Salvation Army of Porter County is asking for your kind help to get school supplies to as many of these children as possible so that they will have the tools they need to learn. Our Stuff the Bus Campaign for collecting school supplies begins June 27.
Please help us collect the items needed to send these children back to school equipped to succeed. The school items requested include: pens, pencils, paper, rulers, book bags or backpack, binders, trapper keeper, notebook, folders, crayons, markers, colored pencils, protractor, and calculator. You can help by purchasing school items from our partner stores and then giving them to The Salvation Army volunteer representatives at the collection sites listed. Partners and donors helping The Salvation Army "Stuff the Bus" for needy children in our area this year are the Coca Cola Company, Staples, Walmart, Kmart, VFW Porter Memorial Post #2511, House of Berggren and many others. The Salvation Army goal is to send as many of the children in need back to school with the supplies they use to learn.
During the week of July 9-12, 2012, The Salvation Army bus will be at three locations in Porter County with volunteer representatives present to collect school supplies. We have partnered with the following businesses as drop off locations in each of the three major cities:
- Monday, July 9, Staples, Hwy. 30, Valparaiso: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 10, Staples, Hwy. 30, Valparaiso: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 11, Kmart, Hwy 49, Chesterton: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 12, Walmart, Hwy 6, Portage: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. .
Along with purchasing school supplies, other options include placing a check or cash donation in The Salvation Army red kettle at the "Stuff the Bus" site, sending in a donation to TSA "Stuff the Bus" P.O. Box 828, Portage, IN 46368 and we’ll do the shopping for you. You may also contact us directly by bringing in items to The Salvation Army Corps Community Center, 799 Capitol Rd. (on Highway 6, one block west of 149, South Haven) in Valparaiso, Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Thank you for your donations and commitment to help the children in Porter County.
Contact us at The Salvation Army 762-9191 and ask for Kathy.