Stuff The Bus

A collage of photos featuring volunteers, students, and teachers.

Stuff the Bus LogoThank You for Supporting Stuff the Bus! 

United Way of the Lakeshore is thrilled to share the success of our annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive! With the incredible support of over 30 businesses and organizations across Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties, we collected over $19,500 in school supplies. These donations will make a direct impact, providing essential tools for students and educators along the lakeshore. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this community-driven effort!

Stuff the Bus is important to our community because it supports our youth by providing them the tools necessary to receive a high-quality education and relieves the stress of back-to-school shopping for our struggling families. Did you know that in America, the average family spends $697 per child in back-to-school shopping?
 
Locally, that is close to our average mortgage rate. That means if a family is struggling to make ends meet, back to school shopping can cause a serious dilemma. 

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations for your support of the Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive:

Baker College

Book Nook & Java Shop

CBD Store of Michigan

City of Muskegon

Consumer's Energy

Culinary Institute of Michigan

DTE Energy

Eagle Alloy

Gerber Life Insurance Company

Greater Muskegon Woman's Club

GHSP

Indigrow

International Chemical Workers Local 70

Hart Rotary Club

Howmet Aerospace

Jerviss-Fethke Insurance

Kay & Dirk Williams

Lakeside Comprehensive Rehabilitation

Meta Tool Technologies

Michigan Rural Letter Carriers

Muskegon Area Intermediate School District (MAISD) 

Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change

Muskegon YMCA 

Nowak Machined Products

Pacific Floor Care

RENK America

Shape Corp.

Shelby Area District Library

Tabono Law

United Way of the Lakeshore 

Warner Norcross & Judd

Webb Chemical Service Corporation

Congratulations to the 2024 Distinguished Lakeshore Educators!

Muskegon County:

Fruitport: Danielle Hershey

Holton: Brandon Petrowski

Mona Shores: Nicole Malseed

Montague: Heidi Meoak

Muskegon: Stephany Yack-Saavedra

Muskegon Heights Academy: LaToya Davis

North Muskegon: Amy Zonnebelt

Oakridge: Brianna Keur

Orchard View: Ashley Gannon

Ravenna: Justine Waller

Reeths-Puffer: Megan Olsen

Whitehall: Jennifer Zwemer

Newaygo County:

Fremont: Megan Braspenninx

Grant: Audrey Bull

Hesperia: Roxanne Kammer

Newaygo: Torrie Schultz

White Cloud: Kendra Pfeiffer

Oceana County:

Hart: Kelli Gross

Pentwater: Lucy Macher

Shelby: Karen McLouth

Walkerville: Mandy Achterhof

Thank you to our Stuff the Bus sponsors:

 

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