Dear editor:
United Way of the Ouachitas wishes to thank our community for helping us "Stuff the Bus!" On Saturday, Aug. 4, the United Way led volunteers in collecting donated school supplies at area Walmart stores for local school districts: Cutter Morning Star, Fountain Lake, Hot Springs, Jessieville, Lake Hamilton, Lakeside and Mountain Pine school districts. Not all of the school districts provide supplies to their students as school begins, but even in those districts that do, backup supplies are needed for the rest of the year.
In total, 6,217 packages of school supplies were collected, along with an additional $1,395.08 in cash donations.
United Way continues to collect supplies to share with area districts to ensure that all of our kids start school equipped with the supplies they need to be ready to learn.
Thank you to everyone who helped make "Stuff the Bus" a huge success!
Sarah Fowler
Executive director
United Way of the Ouachitas
Editorial on 08/17/2018