Always Giving

Moore Chamber of Commerce needs the community’s to help Fill the Bus

The annual Fill the Bus campaign may have had humble origins but the Moore Chamber of Commerce’s young professionals group, Moore Involved, has grown the effort from collecting supplies for one school to now impacting 20 of the 35 schools in the district.

“(Fill the Bus) started as a smaller-scale event with a few business owners collecting supplies,” said Chamber President Kim Brown. “But we thought if you’re going call it Fill the Bus, you might as well fill a bus! We just built onto that great start.”

On three Fridays this July during lunchtime, a bus will be stationed at Wal-Mart, at 501 SW 19th St, and at Moore Warren Theater on Aug. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. during the Moore Police Department’s National Night Out community event.

Brown said the district graciously provides a bus to literally fill up. The supplies collected will be distributed to ten elementary schools, all six junior highs and all three high schools as well as Vista Academy, the district’s alternative school.

Brown shared. “Every year, it just keeps getting bigger and we hope to continue to expand the number of schools we contribute to. We even increased our impact last year during the pandemic. Our schools are our biggest community partner and this is our way of honoring them.”

MOST NEEDED ITEMS: FILL DATES, TIMES & LOCATIONS

• No. 2 pre-sharpened pencils

• Glue sticks

• Crayola crayons, markers & colored pencils

• Folders

• Dry erase markers

• Facial tissues

• Clorox or Lysol wipes

• 3-ring binders

• Package notebook paper

• 1-subject spiral notebooks, composition notebooks • July 16 - Wal-Mart (501 SW 19th St), 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• July 23 - Wal-Mart (501 SW 19th St), 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• July 30 - Wal-Mart (501 SW 19th St), 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Aug. 3 - Moore Warren Theater (1000 S Telephone Rd), 6-9 p.m.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information or volunteer opportunities, visit moorechamber.com or call 405-7943400.–19SM