United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s Fill the Bus School Supply Drive is BACK! We are encouraging Northwest Louisiana communities to shop at participating Walmart Supercenters at select dates and times to purchase and donate school supplies for local students. This initiative benefits more than 4,000 elementary, middle, and high school students in Bossier and Caddo Parish and provides them with the basic tools needed for success throughout the school year!
WAYS TO GIVE BACK
Shop at the participating Walmart Supercenters on the dates and at THE times listed below
Caddo Parish
Friday, July 29, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Bossier Parish
Friday, August 5th, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Can’t make it to Walmart? No problem!
We’ve partnered with Argent Financial Group & Bossier Parish Libraries to collect school supplies at their locations. See drop-off locations and accepted school supplies below!
Argent Financial Group
August 1 – August 18
333 Texas St # 699, Shreveport, LA 71101
School Supplies Accepted
No. 2 Pencils
3 Ring Binders
Plastic Pocket Folders
Blue or Black Ink Pens
Bottled Glue
Dry Erase Markers
Spiral Notebooks
Color Pencils
Composition Notebooks
Lysol Wipes
Loose Leaf Paper
Cap Erasers
Graph Paper
Pink Eraser
Index Cards
Scissors
Glue Sticks
Markers
Backpacks
Mechanical Pencils
Bossier Parish Library Branches
July 14 – August 2
Aulds Branch
Benton Branch
Central Library Branch
East 80 Branch
Haughton Branch
History Center Branch
Plain Dealing Branch
Tooke Branch
School Supplies Accepted
3 Ring Binders
No. 2 Pencils
Plastic Pocket Folders
Blue or Black Ink Pens
Folders with Brads
Crayons
Composition Notebooks
Markers
Loose Leaf Paper
Color Pencils
Graph Paper
Plastic Pencil Box or Pouch
Index Cards
Cap Erasers
Glue Sticks
Pink Eraser
Bottled Glue
Headphones
Scissors
Tab dividers
Backpacks
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