Back to School event Saturday - donations still welcome

Shoreline Schools transportation staff
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Shoreline Schools Transportation Department volunteers spent the day Saturday at the Aurora Fred Meyer, asking shoppers to help Stuff the Bus with school supplies to benefit the Shoreline Back to School event this coming Saturday.

The Shoreline School District is accepting donations of school supplies between now and Saturday, August 23, 2014. A donation box is located at Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE. City Hall hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Other boxes are located at the Shoreline Center on 1st NE, Center for Human Services on 15th NE, and other locations around town.

You can donate money online at the webpage.

Needed items include pencils, backpacks, scissors, paper, pens, crayons, highlighters, rulers, glue sticks, erasers, calculators, notebooks, and 3-inch binders.

The annual “Back to School Consortium” event is on Saturday, August 23, 2014, from 12:30 to 4:00pm, North City Elementary School, 816 NE 190th Street, Shoreline. Registration is now closed but families may register at the event and will have a chance at anything that is left over at the end.

This community event provides school supplies, haircuts, and clothing for families in need of assistance in preparing their children for school.