Focus on TUSD - July 2007

Stuff the Bus Promotions Will Benefit TUSD Students
Even before the new school year starts, buses in the Tucson Unified School District will be on the job. They'll serve as collection points for the new Stuff the Bus promotion, an effort that will give needy children back-to-school supplies.

OfficeMax, Clear Channel Radio and the Tucson Association of Realtors have joined TUSD to collect backpacks, binders, notebooks, crayons, pencils, markers and notepads. TUSD will distribute the supplies to children before classes begin on Aug. 14.

A TUSD bus will be parked at these sites on Friday and again on July 20 and 27 to collect donations:

• Tucson Association of Realtors, 2445 N. Tucson Blvd, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• TUSD's Morrow Education Center, 1010 E. 10th St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• OfficeMax, 5550 E. Broadway, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The buses will also be at these sites on these Saturdays: July 14, 21 and 28:

• Tucson Association of Realtors from 2-4 p.m.
• OfficeMax from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sasha and Tamara Laczkowski will also collect school supplies for TUSD students on Aug. 3, 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A TUSD bus parked at the Wal-Mart at 7150 E. Speedway will serve as the drop-off point for donations. This is the sixth year the Laczkowskis have conducted their Stuff the Bus campaign.

-- By Sharon Dunham
Communications & Media Relations