Stuff the Bus Event Provides Supplies for More Than 16,000 Tennessee Students

Whataburger and United Way Send Middle Tennessee Kids Back to School — Backpacks, Burgers and All - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information

Clarksville, TN – As the first bell of the new school year draws near, Whataburger is turning its dining rooms into drop-off points for pencils, notebooks, and glue sticks. From July 20th through August 8th, all 19 of the chain’s Middle Tennessee restaurants are stationing donation bins near the counter to collect classroom supplies — one small piece of a much larger effort spanning Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The ask is simp…

Stuff the Bus Event Provides Supplies for More Than 16,000 Tennessee Students

More than 16,000 elementary school students across Middle Tennessee will receive backpacks filled with school supplies through United Way of Greater Nashville’s annual Stuff the Bus initiative, reported WSMV 4. The nonprofit organization set a goal of filling 15,000 backpacks during this year’s campaign. Community donations surpassed that target by 1,060, resulting in 16,060 backpacks for students preparing to return to classrooms. Nearly 500 vo…