United Way of Franklin County will hold its annual Stuff the Bus event on July 22 to collect supplies for local students in need.

Those interested in helping out can bring supplies to the school bus in the Walmart parking lot in Winchester from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 22.

Alternately, supplies may be dropped off in advance at Citizens Community Bank, First Bank, First Vision Bank, Regions Ban, US Bank, V.R. Williams & Company, WCDT or WZYX.

Area businesses, churches, clubs and individuals have an opportunity to get involved in a great community project to benefit local students with school supplies.

Items will be distributed to area schools in the fall to be passed out to those students needing supplies.

Needed items include all sizes of three-ring binders, 3×5 index cards, backpacks, color pencils, composition notebooks, crayons, dividers with tabs, dry-erase markers and erasers, pencil-cap and jumbo erasers, glue sticks, graph paper, highlighters, red, black and blue ink pens, wide and college-ruled notebook paper and notebooks, pencils, three-ringed pencil pouches, pocket folders with brads, rest mats, rulers, scissors, supply boxes, tissues, paper towels, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and gallon- and quart-sized Ziploc bags.

United Way community partners include Blue Front Drugs, Southern Tennessee Regional Health System — Winchester, A-1 Chimney Specialist, Ascend Federal Credit Union, Citizens Community Bank, Citizens Tri-County Bank, First Bank, First Vision Bank, Hall Furniture, Middle Tennessee Respiratory, Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, Russell Barnett Automotive, Winchester Family Dentistry, V.R. Williams & Company, US Bank, 1st Franklin Financial, Burl’s Termite and Pest Control, Henley Supply Millwork, Lynch-Rigsby Realty & Auction and Master Financial Group.

For more information, call 931-962-0103 or email uwfc@att.net.