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Stuff the Bus

Stuff the Bus believes every child in our community deserves to receive the basic materials to help their educational success, regardless of their family’s financial situation.  This year, with the support of the community, we will be providing backpacks and school supplies to 1,600 students.

We will be accepting backpack donations.  In order to purchase the school supplies, we are asking for the community’s support to reach our $20,000 fundraising goal.  Please support our program by donating today.  Every donation counts!

Check donations can be mailed to Sunshine Place, PO Box 307, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 or dropped off at Sunshine Place or the Bank of Sun Prairie. Please note “Stuff the Bus” in the check memo line. You can also donate online through our Facebook fundraiser or by clicking the donate button below.

For more information contact us at charlotte@sunshineplace.org 

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Summer Kids Challenge to Support Stuff the Bus

Sunshine Place is once again challenging kids to raise funds for Stuff the Bus again this summer. All funds raised will go to support Stuff the Bus, an annual program that provides backpacks and school supplies for Sun Prairie students in need.
 
Every kid who participates in the Summer Kids Challenge will receive a token good for a free scoop of Culver’s frozen custard. Each child who participates will also be entered into a drawing to receive the grand prize, frozen custard for one year from Culver’s (a total of 12 pints) & a backpack stuffed with fun items Kids age 17 and younger are eligible to enter. Thank you to Culver’s of Sun Prairie for their generous donation toward this challenge!
 
To participate:
1. Come up with a way to raise funds for Stuff the Bus. This could be anything from a fundraiser on your social media pages, a bake sale, a car wash, a lemonade stand, or even just asking your friends and family for donations. Feel free to be as creative as you would like!
2. Take a picture of how you are raising funds. Post the picture to Facebook and tag Sunshine Place @SunshinePlaceSP.
3. Email the picture to susan@sunshineplace.org with your name and contact information for the drawing. The deadline to submit your photo to be entered in the grand prize drawing is 12 noon CDT, Monday, August 14, 2023.
4. Relay the donations you collected to Sunshine Place.
1. Checks should be written out to Sunshine Place & mailed to us at P.O. Box 307, Sun Prairie, WI 53590. Please include “Summer Kids Challenge” on memo line.
2. Donations may also be made on our Stuff the Bus fundraiser on Facebook (bit.ly/StufftheBus2023). Please make sure to include a note referencing “Summer Kids Challenge.”
5. The winner of the grand prize will be drawn at noon on Friday, August 18th, and announced on our Facebook page that afternoon. We’ll also share information on how all kids who completed the summer challenge can collect their free frozen custard scoop token.

It’s all about the kids…

Stuff the Bus is a volunteer group that distributes backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in the Sun Prairie School District requesting help. In 2021, we distributed 1500 backpacks to Sun Prairie youth and children.

Want to Donate to Stuff the Bus?

Please click the button below and enter “Stuff the Bus” in the Donor Note

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