Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools September 2014 | Page 14

CMC-Union’s Stuff the Bus donates school supplies to students
Notebooks, highlighters,
assessed through our Crisis
rulers as well as other school
Assessment unit as having a
supplies occupied the seats
true need within the family.”
and floor of a UCPS school bus

Once individual children’s
Friday, (Aug. 8) at CMC-Union
needs are met, the remaining
just in time for the start of the
supplies are given to the Title
2014-15 school year.
One schools in Union County
Carolinas HealthCare
with the greatest need.
System held its third annual

The event, organized
Stuff the Bus event in which
by the Carolinas HealthCare
school supplies and personal
System’s Best Place to
hygiene items were collected
Work Committee, involved
over a two-week period for
approximately 1,400
students in an effort to give
teammates from CMC-Union,
back to the schools and
CMC-Waxhaw and Hospice of
community.
Union County.
The annual Stuff the Bus

The Best Place to
event collected a range of
Work Committee had a
items that students will need
representative from each
for the upcoming school year.
department of the hospital.
More than 5,000 items
Team members from each
The annual Stuff the Bus event collected more than 5,000 items that
were collected including
department filled a decorated
students will need for the upcoming school year. Pictured, from left, are
rulers, scissors, notebooks,
bin to help “stuff the bus.”
CMC staff Kimberly Karpovich, Ashley Jackson and Michelle Brown.
markers, crayons, glue sticks,

Additionally, emails
pocket folders, toothbrushes,
were sent to staff members
toothpaste, tissues, shampoo and hand lotion.
encouraging their participation and additional bins were located
“Teammates” of the Carolinas HealthCare System work with
throughout the hospital for donations.
Union County’s Department of Social Services in acquiring and
Once the collection period was complete, the items were loaded
distributing these supplies.
onto a UCPS bus located near the ambulance entrance at CMC Gloria S. Haney, the volunteer services coordinator with the
Union.
Department of Human Services, said supplies are collected for
Without a doubt, there will be many smiles on students’ faces
children who are referred by social workers at DSS.
across the school district this fall once the Stuff the Bus items are
“We first meet the needs of the foster children we have in care,”
distributed.
Haney said. “Then we provide supplies to those families that are
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