UPDATE ON RESULTS OF STUFF THE BUS:
Boone County schools was the winner with donations of 7481 school supplies for the bus.
Fort Wright (representing Kenton County) was second with 7445 and Newport (representing Bellevue, Newport and Southgate) was third with 2653.
In all 17,500 school supply items were collected to help students prepare for back-to-school this year.
This was more than a 2.5x increase in donations over last year.
Boone County will receive an additional $500 check from Chick-fil-A to further help their students.
July 31st story:
All three Northern Kentucky Chick-fil-A® restaurants will compete to “stuff the bus” to benefit area schools today from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Donors of three or more school supplies from the list below will receive a coupon for a free Original Chicken Sandwich, up to 10 per family.
· Ft. Wright Chick-fil-A school supplies will benefit Kenton County Schools
· Houston Road Chick-fil-A school supplies will benefit Boone County Schools
· Newport Chick-fil-A school supplies will benefit the independent school systems of Bellevue, Newport and Southgate
An additional $500 donation will be made by Chick-fil-A to the school that receives the most supplies on its bus.
Stuff The Bus School Supply List:
Bring any three of the following school supplies to receive your free Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich voucher:
Packs of No. 2 pencils
Packs of ruled paper
Composition books
Ruled notebooks
Graph paper
Packs of pencil top erasers
Packs of crayons
Book bags
Rulers
Notebooks
Packs of pens
Packs of markers
Pencil/school supply boxes
“The Chick-fil-A Stuff the Bus Challenge is a great event that benefits our Boone County children. Not only have we received thousands of school supplies through this, we have also experienced the true generosity and compassion of the Boone County Community,” Kathy Reutman, the executive director of student and community services for Boone County Schools.
“This event is where the majority of school supplies used by the Family Resource Centers come from to use throughout the year. It has always been a tremendous help in meeting students’ needs,” said Mandy Munich, Family Resource Coordinator of Kenton County Schools.
“Families can feel good about participating in the friendly competition, and even better about giving back to help our school kids get ready for the fall,” said Britton Smith, local owner/operator of the Newport Chick-fil-A.