Communities in Schools of Kent collects school supplies

For the Reporter

Communities in Schools of Kent will host its third annual Fill the Bus school supply drive from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way.

Supplies will be loaded on to a Kent School District bus and distributed to schools beginning Aug. 31.

Fill The Bus 2015 is a joint effort between Communities in Schools of Kent, the Kent School District and Kent Station, and partner organizations including, AM Kent Kiwanis, Zion Lutheran Church, Kent United Methodist Church, Sweet Themes Bakery, Heritage Bank, Naked Pizza and the Boeing Employees Tennis Club. Additional partnerships are being sought.

The goal is for an integrated and comprehensive approach to collecting and donating school supplies within the Kent School District communities, working with churches, service organizations, offices, and businesses in Kent and Covington, according to a press release from Communities in Schools of Kent.

Suggested school supplies include sturdy backpacks, scissors, glue sticks, pencil sharpeners, pencils, colored pencils, 24 packs of crayons, wide- and college-ruled notebook paper, pencil boxes, 2-inch binders, two-pocket folders, erasers, markers, wide- and college-ruled composition and spiral notebooks, index cards, 12-inch rulers, USB drives, scientific calculators, binder dividers, permanent markers and gift cards to stores such as Walmart, Fred Meyer and Target.

Money donations can also be made during the drive, mailed to Communities in Schools of Kent, P.O. Box 62, Kent WA 98035, or dropped off at the Communities in Schools of Kent office in Titusville Station, 205 1st Ave. S Suite D.

Businesses and organizations interested participating can email Katie Adams at kadams@ciskent.org.