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Oregon Coast Aquarium Holds School Benefit

(Newport, Oregon) – Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium will hold a benefit for Siletz and Newport schools on March 16, asking the public to “Stuff-a-Bus.”

Because many families in Lincoln County can’t afford the basic tools for their children’s education, the Aquarium is accepting donations on this day in the form of school supplies or cash. KYTE-FM will do a live remote from the Aquarium for the event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The public can help by picking up donation bags at local churches, community organizations or at KYTE-FM, 906 SW Alder Street in Newport. The bags will be filled with any of the items on the needed items, listed below, and then brought to the Aquarium on March 16.

The Aquarium has a bus onhand that will be crammed with the donated goodies.

Items Needed:

#2 pencils

Pencil sharpeners

Black or blue pens

Colored pencils

Washable markers

White glue/glue sticks

Crayons

Scissors

Kleenex

Boxed snacks

3x5 index cards

Batteries

Dry erase markers/erasers

Post-it notes

Construction paper

White lined paper

Spiral notebooks

Binders

Paper clips

Band aids

Desk cleaner

Hand sanitizer

Oregon Coast Aquarium. 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road, Newport. (541) 867-3474. www.aquarium.org

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