Publix Super Markets collected school supplies through their Stuff the Bus campaign July 21 through August 13 for underprivileged children in Lake City and Live Oak. Larry Rossignol, manager of the Publix Lake City store, and Bo Bush, manager of Publix Live Oak store, presented the school supplies to Dana Huggins and Lisa McKinley, homeless liaisons from Columbia and Suwannee Schools, respectively.

United Way of Suwannee Valley Homeless Coordinator Jennifer Lee coordinated the distribution of the school supplies for Publix Super Markets in the Suwannee Valley. Donated school supplies were picked up by Lee in preparation for the distribution to the schools. Children in need of school supplies will receive these donated items. Each school has resource staff to ensure students have the school supplies they need to succeed.

Publix Super Markets thanks its dedicated customers for their support of this program and for helping make it possible for many children to receive the “tools” they need to learn this school year.

United Way of Suwannee Valley is a community impact and fundraising organization which advances the common good by utilizing volunteers on all levels to identify unmet community needs and seek to alleviate those needs through United Way of Suwannee Valley initiatives and the funding of 23 affiliated health and human service agencies.