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Packing the bus with school supplies
Posted: 07.19.2012 at 6:17 AM
Carissa Biele

Carissa is a morning anchor at KRCG 13.

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Many mid-Missouri students start out the school year without the required school supplies. 

KRCG 13 and WalMart are making back to school shopping easier for mid-Missouri families by collecting school supplies for Fulton, Jefferson City, Columbia and Lake of the Ozarks. 

The “Pack the Bus” campaign aims to help school children in need.

With your help, every child will return to school, ready to learn with the proper materials. 

Donations will be accepted on certain dates from 3:30 to 6:30p.m. at the following Walmart locations:

July 23rd: Fulton

July 24th: Jefferson City (East McCarty Location)

July 25th: Osage Beach

July 26th: Columbia (Grindstone Location)


Suggested supplies include:


Back packs

Ball Point pens

Colored markers (large tip-washable)

Colored Pencils

Crayons

Elmer’s Glue

Large erasers

Facial tissue

Glue sticks

Index cards (3 X 5 ruled)

Pencils

Scissors

Spiral notebook

Yellow highlighters

Protractors

Calculators

Rulers

3-Ring binders


School supplies collected in each community support will the children in that area.

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