Supplies wanted for children entering school year

Staff reports

The Kiwanis Club of Pullman and Pullman Child Welfare will gather school supplies for children from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16 at numerous locations across the Palouse.

During the sixth annual Stuff the Bus event, the groups will accept backpacks and other supplies as well as monetary donations at school buses located in Pullman, Colfax, Colton, Moscow and Uniontown.

Drop-off locations will accept donations from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Pullman locations include Dissmores IGA, the Wheatland Mall and the Neill Public Library. Moscow locations include Staples and the Eastside Marketplace.

Parents can contact their children’s school after the drive to learn how to receive supplies. More information, including a full list of needed items, can be found at pullmankiwanis.org/stuff-the-bus.