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Be sure to stop by the ‘Stuff the Bus’ at Chick-fil-A location near you to donate school supplies Tues.


Northern Kentucky Chick-fil-A® restaurants are holding their annual “Stuff The Bus Challenge” to provide supplies to area schools.

Community members who donate three or more school supplies will receive a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A Original Chicken Sandwich, limit 10 per family.

Last year 5,860 people donated 17,579 supplies: a 2.5% increase over 2016.
 
The Northern Kentucky school districts competing for the most supplies, and a $1,000 donation from Chick-fil-A, include Boone County, Campbell County, Kenton County, as well as the independent school districts of Bellevue; Covington; Dayton; Newport; Silver Grove, Southgate, and Walton-Verona.
 
When:
 
Tuesday, July 31, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
 
Where:
 
All Northern Kentucky Chick-fil-A locations are accepting donations for all school districts. Simply designate your favorite school district when you drop off your donation at whichever Northern Kentucky Chick-fil-A is closest to you in Fort Wright, Florence (Houston Road or Mall Road) and Newport.
 
School Supplies #3=FREE


Bring any three school supplies to receive your free Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich voucher. Items most needed include:

• Packs of pencils
• Packs of markers
• Packs of glue sticks
• Notebooks
• Packs of new socks for kids

The Need

The poverty rate in the state of Kentucky is the 47th the highest in the country – and the three counties that make-up NKY are no exception. Many families can’t afford back to school supplies for their children. Northern Kentucky Chick-fil-A restaurants, in partnership with area school districts, created the “Stuff The Bus Challenge” a friendly competition to provide a fun, easy means for the community to donate school supplies.
 
“The Chick-fil-A Stuff the Bus Challenge is a great event that benefits our Boone County children. Not only have we received thousands of school supplies through this, we have also experienced the true generosity and compassion of the Boone County Community,” Kathy Reutman, the executive director of student and community services for Boone County Schools.
 
“This event is where the majority of school supplies used by the Family Resource Centers come from for students use throughout the year. It has always been a tremendous help in meeting students’ needs,” said Mandy Munich, Family Resource Coordinator of Kenton County Schools.
 

“Families can feel good about participating in the friendly competition, and even better about giving back to help our school kids get ready for the fall,” said Cathy Snider, local owner/operator of the Houston Road Chick-fil-A.


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