Stuff the Bus

Jul 17, 2012 by admin

The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center, in partnership with Richland County Solid Waste, will host Stuff the Bus, a program aimed at supporting local schools by providing them with basic school supply needs, today through Aug. 17.

“Mid-Ohio ESC is excited to partner with Richland County Solid Waste to serve the school districts of Richland County,” Executive Director of Education Matt Lutz said. “The opportunity to provide much-needed school supplies to the youth in our region is part of our mission as a service provider. I highly encourage other business and community members to get involved.”

The program, which is open to any school district in the Richland County area, is based solely off public donations. Those interested in donating to the program can drop off items between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday at Richland County Solid Waste, located at 1125 National Parkway in Mansfield. One-hundred percent of the items will go toward supporting the local schools.

Items needed include the following:

Wide or college ruled filler paper
Notebooks
Number 2 pencils
Black and blue pens
24 count box of crayons
Construction paper
8 1/2 X 11 white copy paper
Kids scissors
Washable markers
Erasers
Rulers
Boxes of tissues
Anti-bacterial soap and wipes
Book bags or backpacks
Calculators
Highlighters
100 count composition notebook
Colored pencils

Districts interested in participating in the program must send the following information to Administrative Assistant Brenda Metcalf at bmetcalf@richlandrecycles.com, as soon as possible:

Name of school
Contact person
Telephone number
Alternative number
Email address
Items needed, amount

Items can be picked up from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Mid-Ohio Preschool, located at 890 W. Fourth St. in Mansfield.

“The Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority’s goal is to reduce the volume of waste that is placed in our local landfill and to promote the theme ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ for the many items we use in our daily lives,” Metcalf said. “We believe in helping out our schools, community and local businesses as much as we can. Please join us in supporting our local schools in Richland County by donating the basic school supplies needed. Remember to buy Recycled Products whenever possible. We thank you for your continued support and appreciate any help to make Stuff the Bus Event successful.”

For more information, or to make special drop-off /pick-up arrangements, contact Metcalf at 419-774-5861 or Lutz at 419-774-2516.