KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: This story was updated to reflect that the Kingston Pike location is an Office Depot, not an OfficeMax.
The Mission of Hope is getting ready to host its annual school supply drive over the upcoming tax-free weekend in Tennessee.
The "Mission Pack the Bus School Supply Drive" will be between July 28 and July 30 in Turkey Creek. Organizers will be outside the OfficeMax in Turkey Creek between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day collecting donations of school supplies to give to students across 29 rural Appalachian counties.
According to a press release, school buses will also be parked outside the Kingston Pike Office Depot location. The specific addresses for each location are below.
- Kingston Pike Office Depot: 7111 Kingston Pike
- Turkey Creek OfficeMax: 11012 Parkside Drive
“We are honored to be a partner in the Mission Pack the Bus event in Turkey Creek. What an amazing opportunity to collect school supplies for over 10,000 students in the most disadvantaged areas of rural Appalachia” said David Heatherly, the executive director of Mission of Hope.
People who give donations during the event will get free pizza from Blaza Pizza, as well as free cookies from Crumbl Cookies.
"This gives each person a great opportunity to not only help out the 29 elementary schools, 10,000 kids, but it also gives you a chance to go and buy something and show your kids what it means to donate to someone you may never meet," said Heatherly.