‘Stuff the Bus’ 2023 Exceeds Expectations

United Way of Lake County’s Stuff the Bus supply drive provides students in Lake County, IL with new school supplies—preparing them for their academic studies, building their self-esteem, and setting them up for success. We are pleased to share the results of our fifth annual supply drive.

We are thrilled to share that we exceeded our Stuff the Bus 2023 goal!

We prepared 3,072 backpacks full of supplies that have been distributed to students throughout Lake County!

Thank you to the dozens of companies and donors who supported this drive and the 80+ volunteers who donated their time to pack, sort, and stuff each backpack.

We are so proud that many more children will have the supplies they need to succeed during this new school year!

Thank you to the many organizations that donated supplies and their time to make Stuff the Bus a success this year:

• A.L. Hansen
• Abbott Laboratories
• Aldridge Group
• Alight
• Amcor
• American Casino
• American College of CHEST Physicians
• Annunciation of Our Lady Episcopal Church
• Aon
• Benida
• Berry Global
• Bethal Church Gurnee
• Bishop-McCann
• City of Waukegan
• CompX
• Consumers Credit Union
• Deer Park Town Center
• Fischer Paper
• Fulton Grace Realty
• Great Lakes Credit Union
• Great Lakes Naval Base
• Great Wolf Lodge
• Hollister
• Insperity
• Jabil
• Jesse’s Auto Tech
• Kubota Engine America
• Lake County Bar Assn
• Lake County Health County
• Lake County Treasurer’s Office
• Leaders United of Lake County
• Macy’s
• Medline
• Noote Partners
• North Shore Gas
• Northwestern Medicine
• Novelis
• Old National
• OptumRx
• Pfizer
• Purpose Built Brands
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
• Six Flags Great America
• Trustmark
• UCC Environmental
• United Scientific
• Wildwood Presbyterian Church
• Woodland Foods
• Wurth Baer Supply
• WWM Fitness
• Xcel Staffing
• Youth Culinary
• ZF Industries