‘Fill the Bus’ donation drive collects school supplies for kids in need

The United Way of Eastern Maine partnered with Penquis for its annual “Fill the Bus” drive to benefit children in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

BANGOR, Maine — If you were out shopping at Walmart in Bangor or Lincoln on Friday, you may have seen school buses parked out front. The goal was to fill those buses with brand new school supplies to be donated to children in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties ahead of the upcoming school year.

The United Way of Eastern Maine partnered with Penquis to host its annual “Fill the Bus” donation drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The organizations came together to collect school supplies for children in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.