ATLANTA — More than 8,000 backpacks collected during WSB-TV Channel 2’s annual Stuff the Bus campaign, along with a large amount of school supplies and $22,000 in community donations, will help thousands of metro Atlanta students start the school year prepared to learn
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Now in its 23rd year, Stuff the Bus is a partnership between WSB-TV’s Family 2 Family Project and Children’s Restoration Network (CRN), bringing together viewers, community organizations, volunteers, and corporate partners to provide essential school supplies to students and families across North Georgia.
“The support we received this year will help thousands of students across North Georgia start the school year with the supplies they need to succeed,” said Marian Pittman, President of WSB-TV. “We are grateful to every viewer, volunteer, partner, and donor who made this year’s Stuff the Bus campaign such a success.”
“This campaign is more than backpacks and notebooks,” said Condace Pressley, Director of Community and Public Affairs for WSB-TV. “It’s about giving children confidence and helping families begin the school year with the support they need. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who donated, volunteered, and championed this effort.”
Donations collected through Stuff the Bus are distributed through Children’s Restoration Network and other community partners to help students and families across the region prepare for a successful school year.
WSB-TV extends its thanks to Children’s Restoration Network and its Family 2 Family partners, including Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia Natural Gas, The Kroger Company, and Wellstar Health System, for their continued support of Stuff the Bus. The station also recognizes United Way of Greater Atlanta for helping raise more than $22,000 in community donations, as well as the viewers, volunteers, community organizations whose generosity made this year’s campaign one of the most successful in the program’s history.
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About Channel 2 WSB-TV
Channel 2 has been serving the people of North Georgia for nearly 78 years. The powerhouse #1 ABC affiliate was the first in the southeast to hire an African American Anchor and has been a trailblazer when it comes to covering some of the biggest moments in Georgia and around the world. From the civil rights movement to the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, 9/11 to the major snowstorm that shut down Atlanta and its suburbs, every big story breaks on Channel 2 Action News. Every day, more people turn to our broadcast, digital and free WSB-TV streaming platform for impactful storytelling that impacts communities. The station also airs BOUNCE on its digital sub-channel 2.
About: The Family 2 Family Project
The Family 2 Family Project is the longest running station-wide public service initiative in Georgia and is proudly underwritten by The Kroger Company, Delta Community Credit Union, Wellstar Health System, and Georgia Natural Gas.
About: Children’s Restoration Network
The Children’s Restoration Network or CRN was founded in 1993 to address the lack of services for homeless children. Today the nonprofit works with more than one hundred shelters and group homes in nineteen counties. CRN’s programs are specifically designed to provide the mothers and children we serve with physical, academic, and emotional support to help them build brighter futures and ease their transition through homelessness.
About: United Way of Greater Atlanta
United Way of Greater Atlanta mobilizes people and resources to drive sustainable, equitable improvements in the well-being of children, families, and individuals across our region. Through the Child Well-Being Mission Fund United Way partners with 200+ programs across 13 counties to help create an equitable future for all. Learn more at unitedwayatlanta.org and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram
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