Thank You to All Who Made Our 2024 Stuff A Bus Campaign a Huge Success!

United Way of Long Island celebrated its 16th Annual Stuff-A-Bus school supply distribution in partnership with Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc., delivering over $50,000 worth of essential school supplies to elementary students across Nassau and Suffolk counties. This initiative ensures that students from all communities are equipped with the vital tools they need for academic success. 

This year, the event saw tremendous success, thanks to United Way's Young Professionals Network, which raised $20,000 to support the program through their annual Cornhole Tournament and Networking Event. In addition, throughout August, United Way of Long Island, alongside local companies, collected essential school supplies for local students. 

On September 13, 2024, volunteers from National Grid and Zebra Technologies generously donated their time to pack school buses with boxes filled with school supplies including backpacks, pens, pencils, markers, folders, index cards, glue sticks, and more and delivered them to students in Brentwood and Central Islip school districts. Their assistance with distribution ensured that thousands of local students are prepared for the school year ahead. 

Theresa Regnante, President and CEO of United Way of Long Island said, “When we provide quality supplies to our students, we alleviate financial burdens and allow them to focus on learning. United Way is extremely grateful to all our supporters and collaborators that help make Stuff-A-Bus a reality.”  

“At National Grid serving our customers and community comes naturally, but to work with United Way and partner in Stuff A Bus to be able to support students help set them off into the school year the right way is really, truly an honor,” said Vic Vientes, Director of Operations at National Grid 

Several organizations and school districts received supplies from United Way of Long Island to prepare students for the academic year ahead including; ABBA Leadership, CDC LI, Colonial Youth, Hicksville Boys & Girls Club, Housing Help, Mineola Ministries, Nassau County Office of Youth Services, Pride for Youth, Pronto of Long Island, Rescue Angel, Restoration Revival, Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, SCO Family Services, The Retreat, Wings of Empowerment, Wyandanch Homes& Property, YouthBuild (UWLI), Brentwood, Central Islip, Copiague, Hicksville, Patchogue-Medford, Uniondale, Valley Stream, and Westbury school districts. 

For sixteen years, United Way of Long Island and Suffolk Transportation Services, Inc., Stuff-A-Bus partnership has provided back-to-school supplies to more than 80,000 children. Thank you so much for your continued support. 

Supporters include:
Alba Wheels Up  •  Amneal Pharmaceuticals  •  Athleta  •  Bethpage Federal Credit Union   •  Borg Insurance Agency & Associates
The Boxery  •  Bulovas Restoration  •  Citrin Cooperman  •  ClearVision Optical  •  CNA Insurance  •  Coach Stores-Deer Park & Riverhead
Cohn Reznick  •  CVBS  •  DAR- Ketewamoke NSDAR  •  East/West Industries  •  Family of Kidz  •  Family Wealth Decisions Group
Flushing Bank  •  Gas Tech Plumbing & Heating  •  G-Rock Handcovers, Inc.  •  Girl Scouts Troop 914  •  H2M Architects  & Engineers
Haugland Group  •  Kate Spade-Riverhead  •  Kids Therapy Services  •  Laufer LLP  •  Lincoln Financial Group  •  Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW  
Mackoul  •  Gabriele Marano LLP  •  Kimberly & Mark McElhinney  •  Merchants Insurance Group  •  The Mosquito Guido  
MSC  •  Narda-MITEQ  •  National Grid  •  Newsday  •  Oerlinkon  •  Oliver Inc.  •  Marcia & Gregy Randall  •  Retro Fitness
Rotary Club of Promise  •  Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, Inc  •  Sales Master  •  Southern Glazer Wines and Spirits  •  Sands New York
Sheehan CPA   •  SK Pool Care  •  Transdev/NICE Bus  •  Target-Central Islip & Commack   •  TTM Technologies  
Utica National Insurance  •  Villanova Alumni  •  Visiontron   •  VRD Contracting  •  W Services Group   •  Zebra Technologies