Stuff the Bus helps local students get the tools they need for the upcoming school year! In 2023, we collected $12,000 worth of supplies, impacting 37 schools in Okaloosa County. Without our community's generosity, students would lack the supplies they need to be successful during the school year.

Regarding this initiative, Marcus Chambers, Superintendent of Okaloosa County School District, stated "Any help that you can give to allow our students to have their own individual supplies would be greatly appreciated." He went on to say, "I want to thank the many community sponsors who make a difference in the lives of our students by giving them the much needed supplies that they need each and everyday."

STUFF THE BUS EVENT - AUGUST 3, 2024

8am - 4pm

We will be on site with our friends from Cumulus Radio, broadcasting LIVE while you drop-off your school supply donations. Take advantage of Florida's tax-free weekend and add a few extra school supplies to your cart, or give a monetary donation so our local schools can utilize bulk discounts.

• Walmart - Crestview (3351 S Ferdon Blvd)

• Walmart - Fort Walton Beach (748 Beal Pkwy NW)

• Walmart - Niceville (1300 E John Sims Pkwy E)

SCHOOL SUPPLY WISH LIST

Most needed supplies:

• Crayons (Crayola preferred)

• Colored Pencils

• Washable Markers

• Dry Erase Markers

• Folders

• Backpacks

• #2 Pencils (Dixon/Ticonderoga preferred)

• Mechanical Pencils

• Glue Sticks

• Notebooks

• Composition Notebooks

• Binders (one or one & 1/2 inch)

• Cap erasers

• Scissors (Fiskars preferred)

You can stop by any of the following businesses and drop off school supplies:

• Beachside Community Church

  • Thank you for your donations!

• Ivy and Ale

  • 222 Staff Drive, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

  • Wednesday - Friday, 2 pm - 10 pm

  • Saturday, 10 am - 10 pm

  • Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm

• Fishbein Orthodontics - All locations open 7:15 am - 3:30 pm

  • Crestview: 2100 S Ferdon Blvd #300, Crestview, FL 32536

  • Niceville: 4579 E Hwy 20 #310, Niceville, FL 32578

  • Fort Walton Beach: 403 Hollywood Blvd NW a102, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

• Emerald Coast Science Center

  • 31 Memorial  Pkwy SW,

    Fort Walton Beach, FL 32448

  • Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm

  • 850 -664-1216

• Bay Area Awards

  • Bay Area Awards will match pack-for-pack each donation of Ticonderoga Pencils and/or Crayola Crayons!

  • 102 Bailey Drive, Niceville, FL 32578

  • Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5:30 pm

• Okaloosa County Teacher's Federal Credit Union

  • Crestview: 1126 North Ferdon Blvd., Crestview, FL 32536 | 850-682-2225

  • Fort Walton Beach: 11 N.E. Racetrack Rd. Building I, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 |  850-863-7041

  • Baker: 1330 14th St., Baker, FL 32531 |  850-537-9815

  • Niceville: 1003a E John Sims Pkwy., Niceville, FL 32578 | 850-729-3934

  • Laurel Hill: 8148 Fourth St., Laurel Hill, FL 32567 | 850-652-4717

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

  • 1295  Bayshore Drive, Valparaiso

  • Sunday’s 9 am - 12:30 pm,  or Call 850 214-4003

• JoJo’s Coffee and Goodness

  • 4652 Hwy 20 E Suite 102, Niceville  

  • Tuesday – Saturday, 7:30 am - 2:00 pm

• Mortgage Apex

  • 196 Miracle Strip Parkway SE Unit 1 Fort Walton Beach

  • Monday- Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

• The Legacy Cabinet Company

  • 200 Hart St., Niceville, FL

  • 8am - 3pm

• Cox Communications

  • Crestview Marketplace- 1312 N. Ferdon Boulevard |

    Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm

  • Fort Walton Beach, Uptown Station- 99 NE Eglin Parkway |

    Monday - Saturday 10am - 8pm & Sunday 11am - 5pm

• ServisFirst Bank

   

  • 316 Racetrack Road NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

  • Monday - Friday,  8:30am - 4:30pm

• Kluges Rucken Fidiculous BBQ

  • 1310 Lewis Turner Blvd, 

    Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 

  • Monday - Sunday, 

    11am - 8pm 

• More locations coming soon!

August 2nd:  We will have a bus in the parking lot of United Fidelity for anyone wanting to drop off school supplies  The bus will be there from 10-2. 

Please use the button above to make a monetary donation. Make sure to indicate which school you would like the funds to go to!