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Stuff The Bus with Love INC

by | Jul 15, 2019 | Community Events

Each year there are students in the Hudsonville, Jenison and Grandville school district who arrive to their first day of school under-prepared for their classes, lacking the appropriate backpack and school supplies.
Not having a backpack, pencil pouch, or even a set of pens and markers causes a setback in the student’s emotional preparation for the new school year. Local schools have helped us to identify over 700 students in the area who need backpacks and school supplies before school begins this August.
Love In the Name of Christ feels called to give back to the community, supporting local children experiencing poverty, through our annual Stuff the Bus/Back-to-School program! We are asking that local businesses and churches partner with us to be a drop-off location for new school supplies and backpacks.

The items we are hoping to provide to students are:

• Backpacks
• Black Dry Erase Markers
• Large Glue Sticks
• Composition notebooks
• Plastic 2-pocket folders
• Earbuds/Headphones
• Plastic pencil boxes
• Blue/Black ink pens
• Packages of #2 yellow pencils
• Wide rule spiral bound notebook
• Washable markers
• Scissors
• 1.5″ 3-ring binders
• Kleenex
• Disinfectant Wipes
• Clipboards
• Boxes of crayons (24 counts CRAYOLA)

If you are interested in becoming a drop off location or picking up school supplies yourself, please email Cindy at [email protected] or call 616.662.3300×122. The drop off due date is now August 5th. Donate now to either of our Resale Shoppes, making a difference in the life of a child in your community!

It’s quite incredible that all of this happens almost every day, and every week, by diligent volunteers who embody our diligence core value.

Not only is there a large variety of “things to do,” but also a deep investment by those who say yes to volunteering. Most volunteers serve weekly, some even daily, spending hundreds of hours donating the gift many of us hold most tightly – the gift of time.

In 2023 alone, 420 volunteers invested 49,120 hours – a value of $1.5 million! 

Our core mission is to love, serve and connect with dignity as we follow Jesus Christ closely, watching how he transforms lives – and we often highlight the transformation happening through our Life Skills Program.

What we often forget to highlight is that God is also transforming lives through volunteerism, giving community members purpose, friendship, creativity, and belonging. Here at Love, we believe everyone has something to offer.

If you are a volunteer, at Love Your Neighbor or elsewhere, thank you for this priceless gift!

Check out this volunteer video to learn more about volunteering at Love Your Neighbor.