{"id":4493,"date":"2025-08-05T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&p=4493"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:50:59","slug":"washtenaw-community-unites-to-stuff-the-bus-for-local-students","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/washtenaw-community-unites-to-stuff-the-bus-for-local-students\/","title":{"rendered":"La comunidad de Washtenaw se une para llenar el autob\u00fas para los estudiantes locales"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4493","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-k-12-education"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":4494,"quote":"It\u2019s awesome that the whole Washtenaw community comes together for this.","citation":"Kari Dorr, Stuff the Bus co-founder","topic":[173],"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"Stuff the Bus","heading":"Washtenaw Unites for Students","summary":"","image":4495,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"It\u2019s officially back-to-school season! To ensure students start the year off strong, Washtenaw County employees are hosting their 18th annual Stuff the Bus event.\r\n\r\nThe event is part of the team\u2019s United Way giving campaign and will offer the community an opportunity to fill two school buses located in the Target parking lots on Carpenter Rd in Pittsfield Township and Ann Arbor Saline Rd in Ann Arbor.\r\n\r\nFrom Monday, August 4 through Friday, August 8, the entire community is invited to drop off newly purchased school supplies for students in need.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s awesome that the whole Washtenaw community comes together for this,\u201d said Kari Dorr, Stuff the Bus co-founder and business manager at Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney\u2019s Office. \u201cPeople stop by the bus and say, \u2018I look forward to this event every year,\u2019 as they are dropping off their donation.\r\n\r\n\u201cLittle kids love to get on the bus, sit in the driver\u2019s seat and see all the new supplies we\u2019ve collected.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image":{"image":4494,"helper_width":"narrow"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Washtenaw County residents will \u201cStuff the Bus\u201d with everything from backpacks to crayons to glue sticks. Brand-new school supplies ensure students feel confident and invested in. Donation items include all types of pencils, sharpeners, pens, crayons, erasers, highlighters, backpacks, three-ring binders, tri-fold display boards, composition books, folders, index cards, calculators, protractors and rulers.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe do not accept used items because we feel strongly that every kid should be able to have the excitement of a shiny new backpack or new box of crayons,\u201d said Kari. \u201cIt feels good knowing that kids can pick out what they need and it\u2019s all new, fresh and sparkly.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"3","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":4498,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":4496,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":4497,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"En Washtenaw, 38% de hogares son ALICE: Activos limitados, ingresos restringidos y empleado<\/a>. ALICE represents households who earn an income, but still can\u2019t afford to pay for all their basic needs. For ALICE families, it can feel impossible to check all the boxes on a school supply list.\r\n\r\nAll the school supplies collected will be distributed to nearly 3000 students in the Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Whitmore Lake and Lincoln school districts.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe schools are always very thankful to receive the donations,\u201d said Kari. \u201cThe supplies are 100% making an impact with students that need to start off the school year with more than what they currently have.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image":{"image":4495,"helper_width":"narrow"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Kari has been involved with Stuff the Bus since its inception in the county 18 years ago. Over the years, Stuff the Bus became a family affair and an opportunity for her children to think about others at the start of the school year.\r\n\r\n\u201cMy kids have been a part of Stuff the Bus since they were three and five, and now they\u2019re 18 and 20,\u201d said Kari. \u201cMy son normally volunteers and he\u2019s been a huge help. My daughter and her friend helped out last year, too.\r\n\r\n\u201cMy hope is one day when I\u2019m no longer doing this, maybe one of my kids will carry it on because they believe in it.\u201d","":null,"settings":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_group","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_group":{"version":"2","header":{"":null,"show_arrows":false,"heading":"","subheading":"","abstract":""},"columns":[{"image":4499,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""},{"image":4507,"title":"","abstract":"","button":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u00bfLe apetece ayudar a los ni\u00f1os a prepararse para el regreso a clases? Del 4 al 8 de agosto de 2025, lleve material escolar nuevo a los estacionamientos de Target en Carpenter Rd y Ann Arbor Saline Rd. Los empleados del condado de Washtenaw estar\u00e1n listos para recibir donaciones de 8:30 a. m. a 3 p. m.<\/em>","":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nWashtenaw Community Unites to Stuff the Bus for Local Students - United Way for Southeastern Michigan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/washtenaw-community-unites-to-stuff-the-bus-for-local-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Washtenaw Community Unites to Stuff the Bus for Local Students - United Way for Southeastern Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/washtenaw-community-unites-to-stuff-the-bus-for-local-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"United Way for Southeastern Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-05T17:50:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kari-and-Daughter-cropped-3-1536x811-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"811\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/impact-stories\/washtenaw-community-unites-to-stuff-the-bus-for-local-students\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/impact-stories\/washtenaw-community-unites-to-stuff-the-bus-for-local-students\/\",\"name\":\"Washtenaw Community Unites to Stuff the Bus for Local Students - 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