On August 17, Bright Minds partnered with HCPSS, Prepare for Success, WBAL (WBAL-WT, 98 Rock, and WBAL News Radio), and Walmart to host Howard County’s second annual “Stuff the Bus” event to collect school supply donations. Nearly $45,000 in school supplies were donated and organized into backpacks by HCPSS, Bright Mind, and Prepare for Success volunteers. Prepare for Success is working with HCPSS schools to deliver the backpacks to more than 4,500 Howard County students in need.
“We are incredibly grateful to our partners and our community for showing up to make this year’s Stuff the Bus campaign such a success. Thanks to their generous donations of time, money and school supplies, more of our students will start school equipped with many of the tools they need to help them learn,” says HCPSS Superintendent William J. Barnes.
“People tend to think of Howard County as a place where students have more access to learning resources than is reality. There are a lot of families struggling to make sure their children have what they need to fully participate in their education,” adds Bright Minds Executive Director Jennifer Van Kirk. “‘Stuff the Bus’ allowed us to come together as a community to support those students and families.” View Jennifer’s WBAL interview segment.
Howard County was one of five Baltimore-area counties in which Stuff the Bus events were held this year. Any HCPSS families or students in need of school supplies should contact your school.
If you are interested in donating schools supplies to Howard County students, Bright Minds is accepting monetary donations for this drive HERE, and Prepare for Success accepts donations year-round from their Amazon Wishlist.
About Bright Minds Foundation and Prepare for Success
As the Howard County public schools education foundation, Bright Minds Foundation helps ensure Howard County students have the support, resources, and opportunities they need to succeed. Prepare for Success of Howard County ensures every Howard County student in need of school supplies receives a backpack filled with school supplies to help them be successful throughout their academic career.
