BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240803T130000Z DTEND:20240803T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Okaloosa County School District to Host Annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive DESCRIPTION:Disclaimer: We are promoting this event on behalf of a local chamber member. This event is not managed or sponsored by the Destin Chamber.\n\n \n\nStuff the Bus helps local students get the tools they need for the upcoming school year! In 2023\, our collective efforts led to the collection of over $12\,000 worth of supplies\, impacting over 10\,000 students in 53 schools across Okaloosa and Walton counties. This is a testament to the power of our community's generosity. Without your support\, students would lack the supplies they need to be successful during the school year. Marcus Chambers\, Superintendent of Okaloosa County School District\, said\, "Any help you can give to allow our students to have their supplies would be greatly appreciated." He went on to say\, "I want to thank the Okaloosa County Teachers Federal Credit Union\, Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation\, Walmart\, Cumulus Media\, and the community at large for supporting our students and providing the school supplies they need to kick off the new school year and be successful throughout the year."\n\n \n\nDistrict staff will be on-site for the Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive\, which will take place on Saturday\, August 3\, from 8 am to 4 pm at the following locations:\n\n \n\n Walmart - Crestview (3351 S Ferdon Blvd)\n\n Walmart - Fort Walton Beach (748 Beal Pkwy NW)\n\n Walmart - Niceville (1300 E John Sims Pkwy E)\n\n \n\nThe state of Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held from July 29 to August 11\, 2024. During this period\, qualifying items will be exempt from tax\, including:\n\n \n\n Certain school supplies selling for $50 or less per item\n\n \n\n Specific clothing\, footwear\, and accessories selling for $100 or less per item\n\n \n\n Personal computers and related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use selling for $1\,500 or less X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Disclaimer: We are promoting this event on behalf of a local chamber member. This event is not managed or sponsored by the Destin Chamber.
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Stuff the Bus helps local students get the tools they need for the upcoming school year! In 2023\, our collective efforts led to the collection of over $12\,000 worth of supplies\, impacting over 10\,000 students in 53 schools across Okaloosa and Walton counties. This is a testament to the power of our community'\;s generosity. Without your support\, students would lack the supplies they need to be successful during the school year. Marcus Chambers\, Superintendent of Okaloosa County School District\, said\, "\;Any help you can give to allow our students to have their supplies would be greatly appreciated."\; He went on to say\, "\;I want to thank the Okaloosa County Teachers Federal Credit Union\, Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation\, Walmart\, Cumulus Media\, and the community at large for supporting our students and providing the school supplies they need to kick off the new school year and be successful throughout the year."\;
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District staff will be on-site for the Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive\, which will take place on Saturday\, August 3\, from 8 am to 4 pm at the following locations:
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&bull\; Walmart - Crestview (3351 S Ferdon Blvd)
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&bull\; Walmart - Fort Walton Beach (748 Beal Pkwy NW)
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&bull\; Walmart - Niceville (1300 E John Sims Pkwy E)
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The state of Florida'\;s back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held from July 29 to August 11\, 2024. During this period\, qualifying items will be exempt from tax\, including:
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&bull\; Certain school supplies selling for $50 or less per item
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&bull\; Specific clothing\, footwear\, and accessories selling for $100 or less per item
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&bull\; Personal computers and related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use selling for $1\,500 or less
\n LOCATION:Walmart - Crestview (3351 S Ferdon Blvd) Walmart - Fort Walton Beach (748 Beal Pkwy NW) Walmart - Niceville (1300 E John Sims Pkwy E) UID:e.2440.56856 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260915T162643Z URL:https://business.destinchamber.com/events/details/okaloosa-county-school-district-to-host-annual-stuff-the-bus-school-supply-drive-56856 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR