Story and Photography by Eric Lusk

United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ Stuff the Bus is a community effort to ensure that children in our community have the supplies and confidence needed for a successful school year. Over the past few months, businesses from throughout the area have been collecting school supply items that will go to thousands of children in Rutherford and Cannon counties. They then put out a call for volunteers to meet at Mitchell Nielson Primary, where they will pack backpacks full of school supplies before they are distributed to Rutherford and Cannon County Schools and Murfreesboro City Schools.

This year’s Stuff the Bus sponsors include City Auto, Rachel and Billy Bruce, City of Murfreesboro Water Resources Department, NFL Alumni Tennessee Chapter, Redstone Federal Credit Union, Regions Bank, Heritage South Community Credit Union, Ingram Content Group, Publix Super Markets and Publix Super Markets Charities, SmartBank and Wilson Bank.

For more information, please visit www.yourlocaluw.org.