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Guest commentary: ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign ends Wednesday, July 23

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By the United Way of Ventura County
VENTURA COUNTY — Beep! Beep!
We’re nearing the finish line and United Way of Ventura County is counting on your support for the fifth annual Stuff the Bus campaign!

Please donate NEW school supplies between now and Wednesday, July 23. Look for the big, yellow, pop-up school bus bins at the collection sites to drop off your donated school supplies. See below for a list of the donated school supplies needed that will go to benefit children from low income families and those living in shelters and/or foster care.

In addition to the donation of school supplies, individuals can also make monetary donations Stuff the Bus which will be used to purchase backpacks and additional school supplies. Here’s how:

  • Make a minimum $10 donation or more online by clicking here and selecting Stuff the Bus under the pull-down menu.

  • Use your cellphone to text-to-give by making a $10 donation simply texting the keyword UWVC to27722. Standard message and data rates may apply. Must be 18+ years of age or have parental permission to participate. For full terms: mGive.org/T.privacypolicy. 

    • Collection sites to drop off new school supplies:

    • Blanchard Community Library, 119 North 8th St., Santa Paula
    • Camarillo Public Library, 4101 E. Las Posas Rd.
    • E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura
    • Moorpark City Library, 699 Moorpark Ave
    • Newbury Park Branch Library, 2331 Borchard Rd.
    • Oxnard Main Library, 251 S. A Street
    • Ray D. Prueter Library, 510 Park Ave., Port Hueneme
    • South Oxnard Branch Library, 4300 Saviers Rd.
    • Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Rd.
    • Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Rd.
    • CBC Federal Credit Union
      • 300 Arneill Rd., Camarillo
      • 2151 E Gonzales Rd., Oxnard
      • 1772 E Avenida de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks
      • 2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks
      • 3636 Dean Dr., Ventura
    • County Schools Federal Credit Union, 4591 Market St., Ventura
    • County Commerce Bank
      • 3260 Telegraph Rd., Ventura
      • 2400 E Gonzales Rd., Oxnard
      • 2357 Pickwick Dr., Camarillo
    • Union Bank
      • 2930 Tapo Canyon Rd, Simi Valley
      • 2092 Tapo Street, Simi Valley
    • Simi Valley Ford, 2440 First St.
    • CEDC Cabrillo Economic Development, 702 County Square Dr., Ventura
    • Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura Street
    • One Step A la Vez, 421 Sespe Ave. Fillmore

    What to Donate (needed school supplies):

    • Binders
    • Calculators
    • Colored Pencils
    • Compasses
    • Construction Paper
    • Crayon Boxes
    • Dictionaries
    • Dividers
    • Erasers
    • Folders
    • Graph Paper
    • Glue Sticks
    • Highlighters
    • Index Cards
    • Markers
    • Mechanical Pencils
    • Notebooks
    • Paper – Wide & College Ruled
    • Pencil Boxes/Pouches
    • Pencils & Sharpeners
    • Pens – Blue/Black/Red
    • Rulers
    • Scientific Calculators
    • USB Drives
    • Children’s Scissors
    • Staplers

    For more information about Stuff the Bus, please call 805-485-6288 or email info@vcunitedway.org.