Stuff the Bus

                                        

June 23, 2021


Dear Sun Prairie Church Community,

Stuff the Bus, a program of Sunshine Place, will once again provide backpacks and school supplies to Sun Prairie families in need for the 2021-2022 school year. The extra expense of school supplies is a struggle for many in our community, and we want to help families by providing these necessities.

The 13^th annual Stuff the Bus program will continue with some changes made last year regarding how backpacks are filled with supplies. We will not be accepting physical donations of school supplies. Instead, we are asking for the community’s support to help reach our fundraising goal of $24,000 to purchase backpacks and school supplies. Details of this year’s fundraiser are as follows:

• Stuff the Bus will support 1,500 students in Sun Prairie by providing backpacks pre-filled with school supplies needed for the start of the school year.
• Each backpack filled with necessary school supplies is approximately $25 per child.
• Monetary donations will be combined with sponsor dollars from community groups and businesses, including The Bank of Sun Prairie, Smokey Anderson’s American Family Agency, and Costco, among others still being confirmed.
• We need the community’s help to raise the $24,000 remaining needed to help 1,500 students this year.
• Success of Stuff the Bus depends on the generosity of our Sun Prairie neighbors, and we need your help! We hope your church will take an active role in sharing the news of this year’s Stuff the Bus program needs. You can do this by promoting our fundraiser to your members through your newsletters and bulletins, as a part of your service/mass, and on your own social media pages.
• We will promote the fundraiser on:

• Our online community campaign will run from Monday, July 12^th – Sunday, August 1^st.
• For those who are not on social media, you can contribute to the fundraiser by sending a check written out to Sunshine Place (write “Stuff the Bus” on the memo line) at PO Box 307, Sun Prairie, WI 53590.  You can also drop off your donation at any Bank of Sun Prairie location.

Backpacks will be distributed the week of August 9^th at four locations in Sun Prairie. Another email with the exact dates, times, and locations will be sent once I have confirmation.

Thank you for supporting Stuff the Bus program to help all our students and families in Sun Prairie get the new school year off to its best start! 

Sincerely,

The Stuff the Bus Committee