Stuff The Bus At Walmarts In Napa, American Canyon

NAPA COUNTY, CA — As students return to in-person learning this fall after more than a year out of the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Salvation Army and Walmart want to make sure local children have the supplies they need to feel confident and be successful this school year.

For the third year in a row, The Salvation Army is holding school supply collection drives at more than 4,500 Walmart locations across the country. In the North and East Bays, there are 12 Walmart stores participating.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug.6-8, shoppers can leave new, donated school supplies inside the stores. The most needed supplies are colored pencils, three-ring binders, spiral notebooks, pocket folders, safety scissors, No. 2 pencils, flash cards, rulers, and pencil sharpeners.

In Napa County, the Walmart stores at 681 Lincoln Ave. in Napa and 7011 Main St. in American Canyon are participating. (Note: The national campaign runs Aug. 6-8 although days may vary by location.)

The Salvation Army will pick up school supplies and provide them to families in need in the communities in which they are given.

Donors can also shop online at TSAStuffTheBus.org and have supplies delivered to The Salvation Army location of their choice, according to Samantha Jarosz, spokesperson for The Salvation Army in the North Bay.

"Walmart and The Salvation Army have collaborated for more than 30 years with a common goal: meet the need in their local communities," Jarosz said. "Supporters like Walmart help The Salvation Army serve more than 23 million Americans each year through a range of social services to help them overcome poverty and economic hardships."