Supplies stack up for sequim students at ‘Stuff the Bus’

Philomena Lund talks with customers outside the Sequim Walmart on Friday, Aug. 11, during the annual Stuff the Bus event, Sequim’s annual school supplies donation drive. This year’s drive was organized by the Kiwanis Club of Sequim-Dungeness, in partnership with Sequim’s Back to School Fair Planning Committee. Lund and other volunteers collected items from community members and also handed out bus route and school transportation information. Collected school supplies are made available to Sequim families in need at the fifth-annual Back to School Fair set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Boys & Girls Club in Sequim. This event brings together a wide range of resources and activities to help all families prepare for the new school year. Donations may be made at the Sequim School District’s administration office, 503 N. Sequim Ave. Specific school supply lists by grade are available on each school’s webpage, which can be accessed from www. sequim.k12.wa.us. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell