Pencils, crayons, scissors, notebook paper, three-ring binders and glue, were abundant in boxes for the Communities in Schools Stuff the Bus with School Supplies event Aug. 6 through 8.

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Communities in Schools volunteer Alicia Gatling looks over a shopping cart full of donated school supplies.

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A school bus sits parked outside of Wal-Mart Aug. 6, as volunteers collect school supplies from customers taking advantage of tax-free purchases for back-to-school.

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Kim Stout, CIS board member, carries school supplies onto a bus parked outside Wal-Mart.

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Volunteers help "stuff the bus" with school supplies donated for local students.

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Alicia Gatling accepts a bag of school supplies from a customer leaving Wal-Mart during the Stuff the Bus Event Aug. 6. The campaign collected school supplies for families who can't afford to purchase them.

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Kim Stout takes bags of school supplies from Dorothy McDonald.

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Madison Peterson packs scissors into a box.

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Kennedy Peterson reaches over a bus seat to place folders into a box.

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Bottles and sticks of glue sit in one seat on the bus.

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Kennedy Peterson hands off three-ring binders to her mother, Yvonne, as they pack school supplies on the school bus.

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