Quad Citians are being asked to help MercyOne Genesis as it collects donations of school supplies for area students.
After a one-year hiatus, the hospital system’s ‘Pack the Bus’ has returned and donations are being accepted beginning today through Thursday, July 21-24, at multiple MercyOne Genesis locations. All donated items will be distributed to area schools to help families who may not have the resources to send their children back to school with all the necessary supplies.
Items can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at these locations.
- Monday, July 21: MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center parking lot, 1227 E. Rusholme St., Davenport.
- Tuesday, July 22: MercyOne Genesis Maplecrest Health Plaza parking lot, 2535 Maplecrest Road, Bettendorf.
- Wednesday, July 23: MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center parking lot, 801 Illini Drive, Silvis.
- Thursday, July 24: Aledo, Illinois, at 701 SW Third St. (near Dollar General).
Financial donations can be made by texting GHSMISSION to 41444.
MercyOne Genesis is collecting supplies for all grade levels. Among the most needed supplies are: highlighters, facial tissues, dry erase markers, No. 2 pencils & pencil boxes, crayons, bleach wipes, glue sticks, washable markers, hand sanitizer, spiral notebooks (wide lined); liquid glue; scissors; colored pencils; art brushes; binders (3-ring); two-pocket folders (plastic or paper) and more.
Pack the Bus was launched in 2019 to give back to the Quad Cities region while celebrating the local health system’s 150th anniversary. Since then, MercyOne Genesis colleagues and the public have donated more than over $80,000 worth of school supplies.
