Members of the community are encouraged to donate school supplies to ‘Stuff the Bus’ so that low-income, homeless, or needy children in the Quad Cities will be prepared on the first day of school. Items needed include backpacks, loose-leaf paper, spiral notebooks, pencils and pencil boxes, pocket folders, pens, crayons, glue sticks, tissues, scissors, erasers, washable markers, and hand sanitizer. There is a great need for the backpacks this year. Supplies will be distributed to children at the Family Service Center and other children in need. If you would like to receive school supplies for your children, community distribution will be held August 2nd from 9 am to 3 pm and August 3rd from 4pm – 7 pm. Distribution and signup will be located at The Salvation Army Corp, 3400 W Central Park, Davenport for those living in Iowa, and Illinois residents can go to The Salvation Army Heritage Temple, 2200 5th Ave, Moline. To sign up, please bring a form of ID for every school aged child, K-8, with current address in the household.
The Salvation Army would like to thank the local Wal-Marts for their support and Durham School Services for supplying the buses at each Wal-Mart location.
