The next public donation day for Stuff the Bus in Junction City is Saturday, August 1 at Wal-Mart at 521 East Chestnut Street.  The hours will be 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

This is the program in which United Way is working with USD 475 to ask members of the Junction City / Geary County area to donate school supplies to help children in the district whose families who may struggle to provide the necessary items to start the school year.

Now is the time many families begin to purchase the necessary school supplies for their children for the upcoming school year.

Supplies needed include 3-ring binders, 3 x 3 sticky notes, black dry erase markers, Clorox wipes, composition books, Crayola crayons – 24 pack, Fiskar Scissors, gallon Ziplock freezer bags, glue sticks, hand sanitizer – 8 oz., Kleenex – large box, large pink erasers, plain pocket folders, quart Ziplock freezer bags, white glue – 8 oz., wide ruled notebook paper, wide ruled spiral notebooks, yellow highlighters, and yellow #2 pencils.

Another public donation day is also scheduled Saturday, Aug. 8 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Wal Mart.

Also, several businesses are serving as drop-off locations for school supplies. they include Central National Bank locations, Exchange Bank locations, Geary Community Hospital, Intrust Bank, KS State Bank, Landmark National Bank, Millennium Bank, and Sunflower Bank.

Donations can also be dropped off at the United Way Office, 139 East 8th Street, Monday through Friday. The office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For those who do not wish to shop for school supplies, financial contributions can be made. All funds generated will be spent on the purchase of additional school supplies. Checks should be made to United Way with “Stuff the Bus” written on the memo line. Mail checks to United Way, P.O. Box 567, Junction City, KS 66441.