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12 AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill Cumberland County Schools is having a "Stuff the Bus" with school supplies on Friday, Sept. 2 at the Walmart Super Center on Skibo Road from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. "Stuff the Bus is a tradition sponsored by Social Work Services of Cumberland County Schools and Cumberland County Transportation to ensure that homeless students, imminently homeless students and others in need have school supplies all year long," said Pamela Story, social worker coordinator for Cumberland County Schools. "This year we have seen an outpouring of the com - munity giving to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds by churches, civic organizations, businesses, agencies and nonprofits." Story added that volunteers from the Department of Social Services, Communities in Schools and the Bronco Women of Fayetteville State will be on hand to collect, sort and organize the school supplies on Sept. 2. Two Men and A Truck will help transport the school supplies to the schools. The items will be distributed by the school social workers in a confidential manner. The school supplies needed include note - book paper, pens, pencils, erasers, binders, composition books, hand sanitizer, glue sticks, scissors, pencil sharpeners, crayons and rulers. "With the emphasis on digital learning, we have an increasing need for earbuds, flash drives, external chargers and phone cards," said Story. "I maintain a school supply closet at the Central Office and student services staff check out supplies that include book bags, flash drives, basic supplies and uni - forms throughout the school year." Last year a group of social workers drove to Dillon, South Carolina, to shop during their tax-free weekend to purchase school supplies for the supply closet since North Carolina discontinued its tax-free weekend. This year Cumberland County Schools decided to bring back Stuff the Bus with Buster the Talking School Bus. "I invite the community to come by this year and help us really stuff the bus to the brim," said Story. "How wonderful to live in a city that cares so much about making sure a child in need has school supplies to start the school year off right." Donations will be accepted at the Central Services office located at 2465 Gil - lespie Street between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. all year. For more informa- tion, call 678-2402 or 678-2621. Stuff the Bus for Cumberland County Students by DR. SHANESSA FENNER EVENTS Stuff the Bus is accepting school supplies for Cumberland County Students. DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Principal WT Brown Elementary School. Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. 2016 Best of Fayetteville Special Edition • Coming Sept. 14, 2016 ATTENTION LOCAL BUSINESSES...NEED CUSTOMERS? Advertise & promote your business all year long effectively and affordably! UP & COMING WEEKLY'S Advertise, market and promote your business in the most popular, most read edition of the year! RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY! For more information, rates and deadlines call (910) 484-6200 UP & COM I NG W EEKLY 'S Inside Update Inside UPDATE INSIDE Focus On Fayetteville Cumberland Matters Apple Crate .com FAYETTEVILLE'S LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOLUME 19 ISSUE 18 VOLUME 19 ISSUE 18 APRIL 30 - MAY 6, 2014 Friends of Children Golf Tournament Season Opens at Givens Performing Arts Center SEPTEMBER 17-23 2014 VOLUME 19 ISSUE 38 VOLUME 19 ISSUE 38 Best of the Best SEPTEMBER 16 - 22, 2015 VOLUME 20 ISSUE 37 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 1 5 YEARS 20 .com FAYETTEVILLE'S LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FAYETTEVILLE'S LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER UP & COM ING W EEKLY 'S And The Winner Is... The Musings of Pitt Dickey Man of La Mancha at CFRT Givens Performing Arts Center Cirque Montage Special Guest Christi Edelbrock 1st Family of NASCAR