Fill the Bus school supply drive in Kent set for Aug. 20

Fill the Bus school supply drive in Kent set for Aug. 20

Drop off donations at Kent Station and other locations

  • Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:04pm
  • News

The eighth annual Fill the Bus school supply drive by Communities in Schools is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Kent Station shopping center and several other locations.

Drop off donations at:

• Johnny Rockets at Kent Station, 438 Ramsay Way

• Curran Law Firm, 555 W. Meeker St.

• Kent Chamber of Commerce, 523 W. Meeker St.

• Kent School District Administration offices, 12033 SE 256th St.

• Communities in Schools, 202 W. Gowe St.

Items needed include backpacks, Expo markers, ear buds, thumb drives, composition notebooks, college ruled paper, Sharpies, writing utensils, glue sticks, face masks, 2-pocket folders, hand sanitizers and 3-ring binders

No supplies will be handed out on Aug. 20. Families can go to the Kent School District website and fill out a request form of their needs. Details for delivering or pick ups for students and families will be determined once requests received.




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