Monroe County residents will have two opportunities Saturday, July 30, to help “stuff the bus” with school supplies as part of the “Supplying Our Future” Backpacks for Kids in Monroe County. 

The Back Pack program has a significant impact on Monroe Public Schools' students because some 60 percent of all back packs distributed go to MPS students. 

          School buses will be parked and set up to accept the school supplies donations at the Kroger store, 3462 Sterns Rd., Lambertville, and at the Kroger store at 850 S. Monroe St. in Monroe.  Collection times are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in each location on July 30.

          The Back Pack Coalition expects to distribute 1,200 back packs to children in Bedford, Monroe and Dundee prior to the start of school. 

Any school supplies donations will be accepted, including back packs, pencils, paper, rulers, crayons, and scissors. Think of it this way – the same kinds of materials you would purchase to prepare your own child to start school are the items which will be accepted. 

NashIcon 98.3 radio Monroe is a co-sponsor of the drives.  School buses were donated by Bedford and Monroe public schools.